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  2. Gaman (term) - Wikipedia

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    Gaman (我慢) is a Japanese term of Zen Buddhist origin which means "enduring the seemingly unbearable with patience and dignity". [1] [2] The term is generally translated as "perseverance", "patience", or "tolerance". [3]

  3. Perseveration - Wikipedia

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    Perseveration, in the fields of psychology, psychiatry, and speech–language pathology, is the repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) regardless of the absence or cessation of a stimulus. It is usually caused by a brain injury or other organic disorder. [1]

  4. Sisu - Wikipedia

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    Sisu is extraordinary determination in the face of extreme adversity, and courage that is presented typically in situations where success is unlikely. It expresses itself in taking action against the odds, and displaying courage and resoluteness in the face of adversity; in other words, deciding on a course of action, and then adhering to it even if repeated failures ensue.

  5. Grit (personality trait) - Wikipedia

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    In psychology, grit is a positive, non-cognitive trait based on a person's perseverance of effort combined with their passion for a particular long-term goal or end state (a powerful motivation to achieve an objective). This perseverance of effort helps people overcome obstacles or challenges to accomplishment and drives people to achieve.

  6. Perseverance - Wikipedia

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    Perseverance, Queensland, a locality in Australia; Perseverance Island, Seychelles; Perseverance Mountain, Canada; De Volharding, Jislum (lit. ' The Perseverance '), a wind mill in the Netherlands; Perseverance Tavern, a pub in Cape Town, South Africa; The Perseverance, a pub in London, England; Perseverance School, a Christian institution in ...

  7. Vīrya - Wikipedia

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    Translations of vīrya; English: diligence, energy, perseverance, enthusiasm, sustained effort, help: Sanskrit: वीर्य (IAST: vīrya)Pali: विरिय ...

  8. Ganbaru - Wikipedia

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    The word ganbaru is often translated as "doing one's best", but in practice, it means doing more than one's best. [2] The word emphasizes "working with perseverance" [3] or "toughing it out". [4] Ganbaru means "to commit oneself fully to a task and to bring that task to an end". [5] It can be translated as persistence, tenacity, doggedness, and ...

  9. Utsāha - Wikipedia

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    Utsāha is an essential factor in matters governing human thoughts and actions, and directs all human achievements because primarily it is the strength of will, firmness of resolve, energy and power, endurance and perseverance, and the joy and elation resulting from achievement of predetermined objectives.