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| This is how I took the courage and stepped out of my comfort zone to achieve greater heights. | こうやって勇気を出して、自分の居心地悪いところに行ってみたからこそ | kou yatte yūki o dashite, jibun no igokochi warui tokoro ni itte mita kara koso |
| And got great results! | とてもいい結果が生まれたんですよね | totemo ī kekka ga umareta n desu yone |
| Allow me to say that my courage is what distinguishes me from other people who are learning Japanese. | 自分の勇気のお陰で、他の日本語を勉強している方と差がついてくると言わせていただきます | jibun no yūki no o kagede, hoka no nihongo o benkyou shite iru hou to sa ga tsuitekuru to iwasete ita dakimasu |
| Ok, next question. | じゃ、次の質問 | ja, tsugi no shitsumon |
| "What motivates you to continue learning Japanese?" | 「日本語の勉強を進めるやる気を与えてくれるのは何？」 | “nihongo no benkyou o susumeru yaruki o ataete kureru no wa nan? ” |
| Needless to say, there are a lot of people around me who are very supportive of my Japanese studies. | 周りに支えてくれる人たちたくさんいますけれども | mawari ni sasaete kureru hitotachi takusan imasu keredomo |
| But what motivates me the most, is the fact that people around me have high expectations for my Japanese. | 一番勉強のやる気をくれるのは皆さんに期待されていることです | ichi ban benkyou no yaruki o kureru no wa mina san ni kitai sarete iru koto desu |
| This may sound conceited but, I am well respected among my peers when it comes to Japanese. | 自分でいうのはなんですけど、日本語の勉強という面でよく尊敬されます | jibunde i unohana n desu kedo, nihongo no benkyou toiu men de yoku sonkei saremasu |
| "Your Japanese is pretty impressive! You are so smart!" | 「日本語すごいね、頭いいね」 | “nihongo sugoi ne, atama ī ne” |
| I get very happy when people shower me with compliments like this. | と褒めてくれたらやっぱり嬉しいものですから | to hometeku retara yappari ureshī mono desu kara |
| I don't ever want to disappoint those people who have high expectations for me. | その褒めてくれる人の期待を裏切っちゃだめよというふうに思っています。 | sono homete kureru hito no kitai o uragiccha dame yo to iu fuuni omotte imasu. |
| I want more people to praise my Japanese, to be impressed by it, and that's what drives me to continue to learn Japanese. | 一人でも多くの方に褒められたいという気持ちで精一杯日本語を勉強し続けています | ichi hito demo ōku no hou ni homerareta i to iu kimochi de seiippai ni hongo o benkyou shi tsudzukete imasu |
| Yeah, unfortunately, that's the kind of shallow girl I am. (Jokes) | 最低でしょう？（笑） はい、認めますw | saitei deshou? (wara) hai, mitomemasu w |
| But it's true that when someone else recognizes you for your potential, your confidence level soars. | でもやっぱり自分の実力が認められると自信が高まりますよね | demo yappari jibun no jitsu ryoku ga mitomerareru to jishin ga takamarimasu yo ne |
| When you are confident, you start asking yourself "Can't I do better?" | そして自信を持ってると、もっとできないじゃないかと思うようになるわけです | soshite jishin o motteru to, motto dekinai ja nai ka to omou you ni naru wake desu |
| In a nutshell, learning Japanese has not been an easy journey. | では、最後に、一言を言わせていただければ、 「日本語の勉強は決して楽な道ではないです」 | de wa, saigo ni, ichi gen o iwasete itadakereba, “nihongo no benkyou wa kesshite raku na michi de hanai desu” |
| Not just Japanese, but if you want to succeed in anything, you need two things: courage and perseverance. | 日本語にのみならず、何事でも 成功したいと思えば、勇気と継続性が必要なんです | nihongo ni no minarazu, nani go to demo seikou shitai to omoeba, yūki to keizokusei ga hitsuyou nan desu |
| Here's a thought: instead of looking up to others, why not become the kind of person others look up to? | そして、人に憧れるよりも、人に憧れられるような存在になって見ませんか？ | soshite, hito ni akogareru yorimo, hito ni akogarerareru you na sonzai ni natte mimasen ka? |
| I think that way, your life would become more meaningful, and you would be very proud of the kind of life you choose to lead. | きっとそれの方が充実した自分が満足できる人生になるのではないかと思っています | kitto sore no hou ga jūjitsu shita jibun ga manzoku dekiru jinsei ni naru node hanaika to omotte imasu |
| Thank you very much for listening! | 最後まで聞いてくださり、ありがとうございました！ | saigomade kiiteku da sa ri, arigatou gozaimashita! |
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