潔い

彼は潔く負けを認めた。

He graciously admitted defeat.

言い訳をせずに謝る姿は潔いと思った。

I thought it was admirable of him to apologize without making excuses.

社長は不祥事の責任を取って潔く辞任した。

The president took responsibility for the scandal and resigned without clinging to his post.

引き際が潔い選手はファンの記憶に長く残る。

A player who bows out gracefully stays long in the fans' memory.

彼女は生涯、潔い心を保ち続けた。

She kept a pure heart throughout her life.

彼は自分の身が潔いことを最後まで主張した。

He maintained to the end that he was innocent of any wrongdoing.

祖父は貧しくとも潔い暮らしを貫いた人だった。

My grandfather was a man who, though poor, lived an upright life to the end.