Results, life-span
- 命★【いのち】
noun:
- life; life force - sometimes written as 生命 ➜ 生命
- lifetime; lifespan
- most important thing; foundation; core
- paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love) - archaism
- fate; destiny; karma - archaism
- 暮らし★【くらし】暮し
noun / suffix noun:
- life; living; livelihood; life circumstances - usu. ぐらし as a suffix
叔父は幸せに暮らし安らかに死んだ。 My uncle lived a happy life and died a peaceful death.
- 一生★【いっしょう】
adverbial noun / temporal noun / ~の noun:
- whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
~の noun:
- (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
あなたは、一生勉強しなければならない。 You must study your whole life.
マイホームは一生の買い物だからね、そんな即断即決はできないよ。 A home is a once-in-a-lifetime purchase so you don't want to make any snap decisions.
- 寿命★【じゅみょう】
noun:
- life span
王を得た麒麟もまた寿命を持たない生き物だが、この病ばかりは治癒の方法がない。 A qilin with a king too has no limit on its lifespan, but this illness alone admits of no remedy.
- 衣食住☆【いしょくじゅう】
noun:
- necessities of life (food, clothing & shelter)
私達が生きていくためには衣食住が必要です。 We need food, clothes and a home in order to live.
- 人命☆【じんめい】
noun:
- (human) life
その勝利は多数の人命を犠牲にしてかちとられた。 The victory was won at the cost of many lives.
- 出世☆【しゅっせ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
川さんは家柄でなく実力で出世しました。 Mr. Kawa made it to the top due to his own abilities, not because of his family.
- 生死☆【せいし・しょうし・しょうじ】
noun:
- life and death
- samsara (cycle of death and rebirth) [しょうし・しょうじ] - Buddhism term
- death [しょうし・しょうじ]
その戦いは生死を賭けた戦いのようであった。 That fight seemed like a life-or-death struggle.
- 生涯★【しょうがい】
noun:
- life; lifetime; career
adverbial noun / temporal noun:
- for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
- 生命保険★【せいめいほけん】
noun:
- life insurance
その会社は全社員に対して健康保険と生命保険をかけている。 The company provides health and life insurance benefits for all of its employees.
- 終身★【しゅうしん】
noun / ~の noun:
- the whole life
殺人犯は有罪判決を受けて終身刑に処せられた。 The murderer was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.
- 生保★【せいほ】
noun:
- life insurance - abbreviation ➜ 生命保険
- livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare - abbreviation ➜ 生活保護【せいかつほご】
- 生態★【せいたい】
noun / ~の noun:
- mode of life; ecology
- (animal) territory
第二が周辺環境との親和性であり、最小の廃棄物、自然エネルギーの利用等、周辺の生態と調和した住空間を形成することである。 The second is the affinity with environment. By utilizing natural energy and reducing wastes, we have to make houses which harmonize with ecology.
- 往生☆【おうじょう】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- passing on to the next life - Buddhism term
- death
- giving up a struggle; submission
- being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
- coercion
こういう実行不可能な提案には往生する。 Those impossible suggestions just annoy me.
- 身の上☆【みのうえ】
expression / noun:
- one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances
- one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
その不幸な女性は涙にかきくれて身の上話をした。 The unhappy woman, drowned in tears, told her story.
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