He started to study in earnest. - English example sentence

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corbinjurgens October 25, 2015 October 25, 2015 at 11:10:57 AM UTC

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I can see all three of the English translations have used "earnest" but I honestly don't know if I've heard that word used anywhere outside of novels. I'm trying to think of a better way to express '本気' but I think it can only be done in a very round a bout way. Like "He got serious about doing well, and so began his study."