決意

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 決意, read けつい, means firmly resolving to do something.
• Basic usage: It expresses the determination to keep trying or take on a new task.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• More than choosing
  • While 決定 focuses on deciding what to do, 決意 emphasizes the resolve to carry it out.
• Content of the resolve
  • In the example 続けると決意した, と introduces what the person resolved to do: continue.