If I refuse to be defeated by hardship, if only I stand firm, the world holds no terror for me.
いやなことにもまけない、自分がしっかりしていさえすれば世の中はこわくない
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Ichiyō Higuchi
Higuchi Ichiyo (1872-1896) was a pioneering Japanese woman writer whose 'miracle fourteen months' of creativity produced masterpieces including 'Child's Play' and 'Troubled Waters.' Despite dying of tuberculosis at just 24, she became the first woman depicted on modern Japanese currency, appearing on the 5,000-yen note.
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