いっぽんだち

一本立ち
independence

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いっぽんだち【一本立ち】

〔独立〕 independence.

～する become independent (⇒～になる).

●彼は今や一本立ちすべきだと決心した. He decided it was time for him to be on his own.

・一本立ちする前, 彼は有名な料亭で 10 年近く修業していた. Before he went independent, he trained for almost ten years at a well-known Japanese restaurant.

・仕事も決まって, やっと親から離れて一本立ちした. I've gotten a job and finally become independent of my parents.

●一本立ちで for [by] oneself; single-handed(ly); independently

・一本立ちでやっていく get on by oneself; look out for oneself; shift [fend] for oneself

・彼は一本立ちで十分やっていける. He can look after [take care of] himself very well. | He can get on very well by himself.

・一本立ちで商売をする do business on one's own (account).

●一本立ちになる become independent; get [stand] on one's own feet [legs]; strike out on one's own; come into one's own.

●早く一本立ちの生活ができるようにがんばろうよ. Let's work hard so we can become self-supporting soon.

●いつまでも親会社を頼っていないで, そろそろ一本立ちをめざそうじゃないか. We can't depend on our parent company forever, so I think it's about time to work on going independent.