paying for one's mistakes
じごうじとく
Noun, Adjective, Particle
1.
paying for one's mistakes, getting one's just deserts, suffering the consequences (of one's own actions), reap what you sow
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彼は宿題をしなかったので、悪い点数を取った。それは自業自得だ。
He didn't do his homework, so he got a bad grade. That's his just deserts.
彼の失敗は、準備不足が原因であり、まさに自業自得と言える。
His failure was due to lack of preparation, and it can truly be called his just deserts.
過去の過ちが現在の苦境を招いたのだから、これは自業自得と受け入れるしかない。
Since past mistakes led to the current predicament, there's no choice but to accept this as one's just deserts.
怒りに任せて発言した結果、友人を失ったのは自業自得だ。
Losing a friend as a result of speaking out in anger is one's just deserts.
彼は自分の行動が招いた結果に苦しんでいるが、それは自業自得だと誰もが思っている。
He is suffering from the consequences of his own actions, but everyone thinks it's his just deserts.
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