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苦学， くがく
1. working one's way through school, earning one's own school fees
2. studying under adversity, studying in harsh economic circumstances
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曲がりなりにも， 曲り形にも， まがりなりにも
1. though imperfect, somehow, somehow or other
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は
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
指示句子的主题；表示与另一选项（无论是否明确提及）形成对比；表示强调
する， 為る
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use...
做，作，干，执行
