I always felt like, how ganbatte almost translates to good luck, as it’s a set phrase you’d use everywhere English would use it, it still has a completely diffe

I always felt like, how ganbatte almost translates to good luck, as it’s a set phrase you’d use everywhere English would use it, it still has a completely different connotation. Good luck is out of your control, while ganbatte is cheering for you to do your best and the phrase can therefore be used even broader than good luck. In a similar vein I always felt like otsukaresama somehow appreciates the effort that was put in to the work, where “good work” appreciates the result.