own broken dreams

language: ja

definitions

  1. A person's individual collection of failed ambitions, unfulfilled desires, or lost hopes that have been shattered by reality or circumstances.
    ja: 自分自身の砕かれた夢

examples

  1. Her fingers moved gently, as if she were picking up pieces of her own broken dreams.

    彼女の指は、まるで自分自身の砕かれた夢の破片を拾い集めているかのように、優しく動いた。