No. 2,606 in Japanese
我慢
Patience; endurance; self-restraint.
In a sentence
痛みを我慢してください。
Please endure the pain.
我慢 is used to indicate enduring or tolerating pain in this context.
彼は長い間、我慢して働いていました。
He had been working patiently for a long time.
我慢 is used to express tolerance and perseverance over a period of time.
我慢の限界に達しました。
Patience has reached its limit.
我慢 is used here to describe the limit of one's ability to tolerate or endure something.
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