Great Effort
Exertion, Grueling Effort
noun, verbal noun
You toil and use your strength. Ugh! How difficult. You really put in a great effort.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.
努力をつづける
to continue one’s efforts, to keep trying
努力をする
to put in great effort
努力を行う
to make an effort
本人の努力
the efforts of the person in question
日々の努力
daily efforts
自分の努力
one's own efforts
努力ができる
can make an effort
努力が足りない
insufficient effort
努力ができない
can't make an effort
あんた、努力しないで社長になれるとでも思ってんの？
Hey, are you really thinking you can become a company president without making any efforts?
宝くじを当てるのだって、それなりの努力が必要なんだよ！
Even winning the lottery requires a certain amount of effort, alright?
努力しても、結果が出なくては意味が無い。
Even if you work hard, if you don't have results, there isn't a point to it.