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Japanese meaning of 俺が来るまでよく堪えた　後は任せろ

— Giyu Tomioka ／ Demon Slayer

おれがくるまでよくこらえた　あとはまかせろ (Ore ga kuru made yoku koraeta. Ato wa makasero.)

English Translation:

You held out well until I got here. Leave the rest to me.

Work: Character: Emotion: Scene:

Original Scene & Cultural Context

Scene in the Original Work:

In Demon Slayer vol. 5, chapter 42, on Mt. Natagumo, Tanjiro is about to be killed by the demon Rui. Giyu arrives, cuts through Rui's threads, and says this.
日本語で読む
『鬼滅の刃』5巻第42話、那田蜘蛛山。鬼の累に追いつめられた炭治郎のもとに義勇が駆けつけ、累の糸を斬ってこう言う。

Cultural Context:

Giyu is the Water Hashira (水柱), one of the top swordsmen of the Demon Slayer Corps. He is the one who first sent Tanjiro to his teacher, Urokodaki.
日本語で読む
義勇は鬼殺隊の最高位の剣士「柱」の一人、水柱。炭治郎を育手の鱗滝のもとへ向かわせたのも義勇だった。

Grammar & Learning Points

Grammar Point

•「〜まで」= until. •「よく」= well (praise). •「堪える」= to endure, to hold out. •「後は」= the rest. •「任せろ」= leave it to me (command form of 任せる).
日本語で読む
•「よく堪えた」は「よくがまんした」とほめる言い方。•「堪える」はつらさをがまんすること。•「後は任せろ」は「残りは自分がやる」。

Trap for English Speakers

よく + past tense (よく堪えた, よく頑張った) is praise: "you did well to ~". 堪える (こらえる) is not 答える (こたえる, to answer). 任せろ is blunt; 任せて sounds softer.
日本語で読む
「よく＋過去形」は「よくがんばった」のように相手をほめる形。「堪（こら）える」と「答（こた）える」はちがう。「任せろ」は強い言い方で、やわらかく言うなら「任せて」。

Example

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 大雪の日、一人で店番をしていたアルバイトのもとに店長が到着し、「俺が来るまでよく堪えた　後は任せろ」と言ってレジに入った。

    On a day of heavy snow, a part-timer had been running the shop alone. The manager finally arrived, said, "You held out well until I got here. Leave the rest to me," and took over the register.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （腹ペコで夕食を待っていた子どもたちのもとに、ピザの箱をかかえた父が帰ってきて）俺が来るまでよく堪えた　後は食べろ。

    (Dad comes home carrying pizza boxes to his starving kids) "You held out well until I got here. Now eat."

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