人生は、自分で切り開くものだ。
Life is something you carve out for yourself.
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One's future is something one must carve out for oneself.
その研究は科学の新しい地平を切り開いた。
That research opened a new horizon in science.
インターネットの普及は、情報のあり方を根本から変える新時代を切り開いた。
The spread of the internet ushered in a new era that fundamentally changed how information exists.
我が社は革故鼎新を断行し、新たな未来を切り開く。
Our company will carry out a major reform to carve out a new future.
Usage Notes
Can be used literally for clearing land or metaphorically for carving out one's future or overcoming obstacles.
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