志 (こころざし, kokorozashi) Japanese meaning: will | Kotomora者
に
なる
志
を
持
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て
い
た
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He had the ambition to become a doctor from a young age.
Hold your aspirations high and work hard.
Usage patterns
〈事〉の志を立てるto set one's mind on an aim or ambition
He set his mind on becoming a doctor.
志を抱くto hold an ambition or aspiration
She had held the aspiration to become a writer since childhood.
志を遂げるto achieve one's ambition
After years of effort, he finally achieved his ambition.
〈人〉の志を無にするto let someone's kindness go to waste
I feel bad for having let his kind offer go to waste.
志だけで結構ですjust the kind thought is enough (used to politely decline a gift)
Your kind thought alone is enough; there's no need for a gift.
〈物〉を志として渡すto give something as a token gift of gratitude
Expressions
匹夫も志を奪うべからずeven a lowly person's will cannot be taken away; a person's convictions should be respected
As thanks for their help, I gave a small gift as a token of appreciation.
