彼は自力で出世することができた。

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He could make his way in life.

彼は自力で出世した。

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He has made his way in life.

彼はいわゆる自力で出生した人だ。

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He is what is called a self-made man.

彼はあの仕事を自力でやったのだと思いますか。

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Do you think he did the job on his own?

彼は、いわゆる自力でたたきあげた人だ。

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He is, what is called, a self-made man.

昔は、まだたいへん年齢的に幼いうちに、少年たちは自力で進むことを教えられた。

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In the past, the boys were taught to fend for themselves while still very young.

自力でやるようにならない息子は父親の財産を引継ぐ資格はない。

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A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.

自力でそうしなさいと父は私にいった。

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My father told me to do so on my own.

我々は援助しなかったので彼は自力でやり遂げた。

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We didn't help him, so he did it off his own bat.

We did not help him, so he made it by himself.

フォード氏はいわゆる自力の成功者だ。

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Mr. Ford is what is called a self-made man.

Mr Ford is what is called a self-made man.