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Zach

私は持ち前の頑張りの精神で難関を突破した。

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持ち前 頑張り 精神 難関 突破した

English Translation

I got over the difficulty with my characteristic tenacity.

Furigana

(わたし)()(まえ)頑張(がんば)りの精神(せいしん)難関(なんかん)突破(とっぱ)した。

Romanji

Watashi wa mochimae no ganbari no seishin de nankan o toppashita.

Words

(わたし、わたくし)
I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
持ち前 (もちまえ)
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
()
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
頑張り (がんばり)
tenacity; endurance
精神 (せいしん)
mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention
(で、にて)
indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.
難関 (なんかん)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
突破 (とっぱ)
breaking through; breakthrough; penetration

Kanji

Readings: シ、 わたくし、 わたし
Meanings: private, I, me
Readings: ジ、 も.つ、 -も.ち、 も.てる
Meanings: hold, have
Readings: ゼン、 まえ、 -まえ
Meanings: in front, before
Readings: ガン、 かたく
Meanings: stubborn, foolish, firmly
Readings: チョウ、 は.る、 -は.り、 -ば.り
Meanings: lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent)
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 シヤウ
Meanings: refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence, purity, skill
Readings: シン、 ジン、 かみ、 かん-、 こう-
Meanings: gods, mind, soul
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: カン、 せき、 -ぜき、 かか.わる、 からくり、 かんぬき
Meanings: connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning
Readings: トツ、 カ、 つ.く
Meanings: stab, protruding, thrust, pierce, prick, collision, sudden
Readings: ハ、 やぶ.る、 やぶ.れる、 わ.れる
Meanings: rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate