貫く， つらぬく
1. to go through, to pierce, to penetrate
2. to run through (e.g. a river through a city), to pass through
3. to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.), to carry out, to persist with, to keep (e.g. faith), to maintain (e.g. independence)
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ある人物が不変の性質で全人生を貫くということは小説の中だけの話だ。
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Only in novels do you find individuals who live out their whole life with unvarying character.
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ボクが憧れたのは翔太部長の『力』じゃない。体を張ってでも信念を貫こうとする雄々しい勇気だったはず。
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What I looked up to in Shota was not his 'strength'. It was his heroic courage to put his life on the line to carry out his convictions.
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返事を待つアリスに向けられたのは突然の咆哮。それは耳を貫かんばかりに鋭く、天に届かんばかりに大きく響くものでした。
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What Alice, waiting for a reply, was faced with was a sudden howl. It was a resounding noise, sharp as to burst her ear drums, loud as to reach unto the heavens.
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悲しみが彼の胸に貫いた。
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His heart was pierced with grief.
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弾丸は彼を貫いた。
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The bullet penetrated him.
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弾丸は仕切り壁を貫いた。
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The bullet penetrated the partition.
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大きな川がその市を貫いて流れている。
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A broad river runs through the city.
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光は闇を貫く。
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The light penetrates the darkness.
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もし高い丘がＡからＢの間にあれば、路線が丘を越えて行くようにさせるか、トンネルで丘を貫いて行くようにさせるか、あるいは丘を避けて迂回路をとるようにさせるか決めるのが重要となる。
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If a high hill stood between A and B, it was important to decide whether the line should climb over it, pierce it with a tunnel, or make a detour to avoid it.
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その信心深いキリスト教徒は自分の信念を断固として貫く。
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The devout Christian persists in his belief.
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