プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
たましい【魂】
❶〔霊魂〕a soul
彼の魂が安らかに眠るようにと祈る
I pray that his soul may rest in peace.
❷〔心・気力〕spirit
三つ子の魂百まで
((諺)) The child is father of the man.
一寸の虫にも五分の魂
((諺)) Even a worm will turn.
彼女はすっかり魂が抜けたようだった
She looked utterly dejected./She looked as if all the will [fight] had gone out of her.
彼は魂を入れて仕事をした
He worked with a will./He put his heart into his work.
もっと魂を打ち込んで仕事をしなさい
Put more spirit into your work./Do your work with more spirit.
魂を入れ替えて勉強しよう
I will mend my ways and study hard from now on.
大和魂
the Japanese spirit