Question

For the last decade he’s been trying to rebuild his life and erase the violence in his past. N1 kare wa kono juunenkan jinsei o tatenaoshi, bouryoku ni michita kako o kesu beku tsutomete kita.

Accepted Answer

彼はこの十年間人生を立てなおし、暴力に満ちた過去を消すべくつとめてきた。 in order to; for the purpose of; must; should べく

English	For the last decade he’s been trying to rebuild his life and erase the violence in his past.
Japanese	彼はこの十年間人生を立てなおし、暴力に満ちた過去を消すべくつとめてきた。
Level	N1
Meaning	in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
Romanized	kare wa kono juunenkan jinsei o tatenaoshi, bouryoku ni michita kako o kesu beku tsutomete kita.
Vocab	べく

O Decade He’s Rebuild Life Erase Violence Past