志望

これが私の志望です。

This is my ambition.

Basic use as a noun with desu.

志望の学校はどこですか。

Where is your school of choice?

Using 'no' to link nouns.

大学を志望します。

I aspire to go to university.

Basic use as a suru-verb.

第一志望は東京です。

My first choice is Tokyo.

Introduction of 'dai-ichi shibou'.

志望を書きます。

I will write my ambition.

Using 'o' particle for the object.

どんな仕事を志望しますか。

What kind of job do you aspire to?

Question form with suru-verb.

志望はありません。

I have no ambitions.

Negative form.

それは良い志望ですね。

That is a good ambition.

Modifying with an adjective.

私は医者を志望しています。

I am aspiring to be a doctor.

Using te-iru form for ongoing state.

志望校を決めるのは難しいです。

Deciding on a school of choice is difficult.

Using compound noun shiboukou.

第一志望の大学に合格しました。

I passed the exam for my first-choice university.

Combining dai-ichi shibou with another noun.

志望の理由を教えてください。

Please tell me the reason for your ambition.

Polite request form.

兄はエンジニアを志望した。

My older brother aspired to be an engineer.

Past tense of the suru-verb.

志望者がたくさんいます。

There are many applicants.

Using compound noun shibousha.

まだ志望が決まっていません。

My ambition is not decided yet.

Intransitive verb usage with ga.

面接で志望動機を話します。

I will talk about my motivation in the interview.

Introduction of shibou douki.

履歴書に志望動機を明確に書く必要があります。

You need to write your motivation clearly on your resume.

Using adverbs and necessity structures.

彼の志望は、将来自分の会社を持つことです。

His ambition is to have his own company in the future.

Using nominalization (koto desu).

多くの学生が安定した公務員を志望する傾向があります。

There is a tendency for many students to aspire to be stable civil servants.

Describing trends (keikou ga arimasu).

第一志望に落ちてしまいましたが、第二志望には受かりました。

I failed my first choice, but I passed my second choice.

Contrasting clauses with 'ga'.

志望校のレベルが高すぎて、少し不安です。

The level of my school of choice is too high, so I am a little anxious.

Using 'sugiru' for excess.

この業界を志望したきっかけは何ですか。

What was the trigger that made you aspire to this industry?

Using 'kikkake' (trigger/reason).

親の期待とは別に、自分の志望を貫きたい。

Apart from my parents' expectations, I want to stick to my own ambition.

Using 'tsuranuku' (to carry through).

志望者が定員を上回ったため、抽選が行われます。

Because the number of applicants exceeded the capacity, a lottery will be held.

Using 'tame' for reason/cause.

御社を志望した最大の理由は、その革新的な企業理念に共感したからです。

The biggest reason I applied to your company is that I resonated with your innovative corporate philosophy.

Formal business Japanese structures.

現在の専攻とは異なりますが、以前からこの分野を強く志望しておりました。

Although it differs from my current major, I have strongly aspired to this field for a long time.

Humble form 'orimashita'.

少子化の影響で、難関大学への志望者数にも変化が見られます。

Due to the declining birthrate, changes can also be seen in the number of applicants to highly selective universities.

Passive potential form 'miraremasu'.

単なる憧れではなく、具体的なキャリアプランに基づいた志望です。

It is not merely a yearning, but an ambition based on a concrete career plan.

Using 'ni motodzuita' (based on).

志望動機書を推敲し、より説得力のある内容に仕上げた。

I polished my statement of purpose and finished it into a more persuasive content.

Advanced vocabulary like 'suikou' (polishing).

彼は周囲の反対を押し切って、芸術家への道を志望した。

He overcame the opposition of those around him and aspired to the path of an artist.

Using 'oshikitte' (overcoming/pushing through).

海外勤務を志望する社員を対象とした特別な研修プログラムがある。

There is a special training program targeting employees who aspire to work overseas.

Using 'taishou to shita' (targeting).

第一志望の企業から内定をもらい、安堵の胸を撫で下ろした。

I received an unofficial job offer from my first-choice company and breathed a sigh of relief.

Idiomatic expression 'ando no mune o nadeoroshita'.

本学を志望するに至った経緯を、あなたの過去の経験と結びつけて論じなさい。

Discuss the process that led you to aspire to this university, connecting it with your past experiences.

Formal academic instruction style.

昨今の経済情勢を鑑みると、安定志向の学生が増加するのは必然と言えよう。

Considering the recent economic situation, it can be said that the increase in students with stability-oriented ambitions is inevitable.

Using 'kangamiru to' (considering) and 'to ieyou' (it can be said).

彼の志望動機は表層的であり、当社のビジョンに対する深い理解が欠如している。

His motivation for applying is superficial and lacks a deep understanding of our company's vision.

Advanced vocabulary 'hyousouteki' (superficial) and 'kakujo' (lack).

多様な人材を確保するため、従来の採用基準にとらわれない志望者を歓迎する。

In order to secure diverse human resources, we welcome applicants who are not bound by traditional hiring criteria.

Using 'torawarenai' (not bound by).

長年の志望が結実し、ついに夢であった宇宙飛行士への第一歩を踏み出した。

His long-held ambition bore fruit, and he finally took the first step toward his dream of becoming an astronaut.

Using 'ketsujitsu suru' (to bear fruit).

志望校の選定においては、偏差値だけでなく、校風やカリキュラムの適合性も熟慮すべきである。

In selecting a school of choice, one should carefully consider not only the standard deviation score but also the suitability of the school culture and curriculum.

Formal 'ni oite wa' and 'beki dearu'.

このプロジェクトへの参加を強く志望する旨を、担当部署に直接申し入れた。

I directly proposed to the department in charge my strong desire to participate in this project.

Using 'mune' (to the effect that) and 'moushiireta'.

彼の経歴書からは、一貫して教育分野に携わりたいという強い志望の念が読み取れる。

From his resume, one can read a strong sense of ambition to consistently be involved in the field of education.

Using 'shibou no nen' (sense of ambition).

自己の適性との乖離に気づきながらも、社会的体裁を取り繕うために不本意な進路を志望する若者が後を絶たない。

There is no end to young people who, despite realizing the divergence from their own aptitude, aspire to an unwilling path in order to keep up social appearances.

Highly complex sentence with 'kairi' (divergence) and 'teisai o toritsukurou' (keep up appearances).

当該ポストへの志望者が皆無であったという事実は、組織の硬直化と魅力の低下を如実に物語っている。

The fact that there were absolutely no applicants for the post in question eloquently speaks to the ossification of the organization and the decline in its appeal.

Advanced vocabulary 'kaimu' (none), 'koukokuka' (ossification), 'nyojitsu ni'.

彼の志望動機書は、単なる美辞麗句の羅列に過ぎず、真に迫る熱意や独自の視点が微塵も感じられなかった。

His statement of purpose was nothing more than a string of flowery words, and not a shred of genuine enthusiasm or unique perspective could be felt.

Idioms 'bijireiku no raretsu' (string of flowery words), 'mijin mo' (not a shred).

企業側は、建前としての志望動機を見透かし、候補者の深層心理に潜む真の欲求を炙り出す面接手法を模索している。

Companies are seeking interview methods to see through the ostensible motivations for applying and expose the true desires lurking in the candidates' deep psychology.

Advanced concepts 'tatemae' (ostensible), 'aburidasu' (expose).

幼少期からの漠然とした憧憬が、数々の挫折を経て、確固たる信念に基づく志望へと昇華された。

The vague yearning from childhood, after going through numerous setbacks, was sublimated into an ambition based on firm conviction.

Literary terms 'shoukei' (yearning), 'shouka' (sublimation).

高度な専門性が要求される職位であるため、安易な気持ちで志望することは推奨されない。

Because it is a position that requires a high degree of specialized expertise, aspiring to it with a lighthearted attitude is not recommended.

Formal passive 'suishou sarenai'.

志望の強弱だけでなく、その志望を裏付けるだけの客観的な実績やスキルセットが厳しく問われる局面である。

It is a situation where not only the strength of the ambition but also the objective track record and skill set sufficient to back up that ambition are strictly questioned.

Using 'uradzukeru' (to back up) and 'kyokumen' (situation).

時代の変遷とともに、人々のキャリアに対する価値観も多様化し、かつてのような画一的な志望のあり方は通用しなくなりつつある。

Along with the changes of the times, people's values regarding careers have also diversified, and the uniform way of ambition as in the past is becoming obsolete.

Philosophical/societal observation language.