努力した人が報われるのは、当たり前のことだ。
It is natural that those who make an effort are rewarded.
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The efforts of many years have finally been rewarded.
努力が報われて、長年の夢がかなった。
Effort paid off, and a long-held dream came true.
敵に一矢を報いる好機を狙っていた。
I was waiting for a good opportunity to strike back at the enemy.
彼は恩讐分明な性格で、受けた恩は決して忘れず、受けた屈辱にも必ず報いる。
He has a personality that clearly distinguishes between gratitude and grudge; he never forgets a kindness and always repays an insult.
豺狼当路の世では、正直な者が報われないことが多い。
In a world where evil people hold power, honest people often go unrewarded.
若い頃の苦労が報われ、今では持粱歯肥の生活を送っている。
The hardships of his youth were rewarded, and now he lives a life of luxury and fine dining.
親の恩に反哺之羞の心で報いた
He repaid his parents' kindness with filial devotion.
Usage Notes
Can be used both for positive repayment (rewarding efforts, repaying kindness) and negative repayment (retaliation). In this sentence, it's used in the passive form 'mukuwareru' to mean 'to be rewarded'.
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