gambaruEtymologyBorrowed from Japanese 頑張る (ganbaru, “work hard, do one's best”).gambaru means A town in Borno, Nigeria. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 95 out of 100.nameA town in Borno, Nigeria.“A pickup loaded with Chadian troops crosses the bridge into Gambaru to reinforce their peers locked in an hours-long heavy exchange of gunfire with Boko Haram fighters.”nounPerseverance even with the hardest of tasks, in the context of Japanese culture.“The do-or-die mentality gambaru permeates Japanese society, where the pursuit of a goal can carry more significance than the outcome.”