彼は自分の信念を曲げてまで、相手に妥協した。
He compromised with the other party even to the point of bending his own beliefs.
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He never yielded his beliefs.
彼は自分の思い通りにならないと、すぐに臍を曲げる。
He quickly gets grumpy if things don't go his way.
彼は徹頭徹尾、自分の意見を曲げなかった
He stuck to his opinion from beginning to end.
彼は頑固に自説を曲げなかった
He stubbornly refused to change his opinion.
不当な誹りを受けても、彼は信念を曲げなかった。
Even though he received unjust criticism, he did not bend his beliefs.
逆境にあっても信念を曲げない彼の姿には、勁草之節が感じられる。
In his figure, not bending his beliefs even in adversity, one can feel 'keiso no setsu'.
Usage Notes
Used for both physical bending of objects and abstract bending of rules, facts, or principles.
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