励む[はげむ] (hagemu)

彼かれは 毎日まいにち 仕事しごとに 励はげみました

Everyday he did his work diligently.

いいのよ。

古画の模写の仕事に励む。

He devoted himself to the work of reproducing ancient paintings.

彼かれは 勉強べんきょうに 励はげんでいる。

He is diligent in his study.

彼かれは 著述ちょじゅつに 励はげんでいた。

He was closely occupied with his writing.

帰京後は、著作活動に励むようになる。

After his return to Kyoto, he began to devote himself to writing books.

今いままで 以上いじょうにいっそう 勉強べんきょうに 励はげみなさい。

You should study still harder.

みんなそれぞれ 自分じぶんの 仕事しごとに 励はげんでいた。

Everybody was going about his business.

彼かれは 弁護士べんごしになるために 日夜にちや 勉強べんきょうに 励はげんだ。

He studied day and night with a view to becoming a lawyer.

休養きゅうようするどころかかえっていつもより 仕事しごとに 励はげんだ。

Instead of taking a rest, he worked much harder than usual.

今後こんごせいぜい 良心りょうしん 的てきな 商売しょうばいにはげめばいいんだわ。

Never mind that. After all up till now he's stuffed himself on huge profit selling high brand-name goods of no real worth. From now on he can just try his best at honest trade.

中央電信局(現日本電信電話）の購買部に勤務するかたわら夜学に励む。

He studied hard in the evening while he worked for the purchase department of Chuo Denshin Kyoku (present Central Telegraph Office) Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, as of now).