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一所懸命
いっしょけんめい
1. [adv,adj-na,n] [yoji]
▶ very hard
▶ with utmost effort
▶ as hard as one can
▶ with all one's might
▶ for dear life
▶ eagerly
▶ desperately
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1164010 一生懸命 1. very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly; desperately
2. [n] [hist,yoji]
▶ (of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory



History:
5. A 2021-07-29 00:54:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2021-07-28 14:55:32  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr/s, meikyo
  Comments:
Aligning sense 1 with 一生懸命.
Attempting to improve sense 2.
  Diff:
@@ -10,0 +11 @@
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
@@ -12 +12,0 @@
-<pos>&adv;</pos>
@@ -17,0 +18 @@
+<gloss>as hard as one can</gloss>
@@ -18,0 +20,2 @@
+<gloss>for dear life</gloss>
+<gloss>eagerly</gloss>
@@ -20,4 +22,0 @@
-<gloss>frantically</gloss>
-<gloss>for dear life</gloss>
-<gloss>all-out effort</gloss>
-<gloss>sticking at living in and defending one place</gloss>
@@ -26,2 +24,0 @@
-<pos>&adj-na;</pos>
-<pos>&adv;</pos>
@@ -29 +26,3 @@
-<gloss>sticking at living in one place</gloss>
+<misc>&hist;</misc>
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>
+<gloss>(of a samurai) devoting oneself to (the defence of) one's territory</gloss>
3. A 2021-03-31 04:25:17  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update n-adv to n,adv
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -27 +27 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
2. A 2021-03-31 04:25:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Bulk update n-adv to n,adv
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<pos>&n-adv;</pos>
+<pos>&adv;</pos>
1. A 2014-08-25 01:09:31  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
Kanji Haitani list
  Comments:
Adding yoji tagAdding yoji tag
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -14,0 +15 @@
+<misc>&yoji;</misc>

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