Results, meaning of life
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- 法楽【ほうらく】
noun:
- pleasures of a pious life - Buddhism term
- entertainment for or dedicated to a deity or Buddha
- pastime; entertainment; amusement; pleasure
- free admission
- 脱サラ【だつサラ・だっサラ】 Inflection
noun / ~する noun:
- setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business ➜ サラ
- 一義☆【いちぎ】
noun:
- one meaning
- primary importance; primary significance; primary consideration
- a reason; a truth
- 濁世【だくせ・だくせい・じょくせ】
noun:
- this corrupt or degenerate world; this world or life; the world of mankind - Buddhism term
- 末期★【まっき】末季
noun:
- closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)
noun or verb acting prenominally:
- terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
その物語の舞台は明治末期の日本である。 The setting of the story is Japan in the late Meiji period.
- 爪に火をともす【つめにひをともす】爪に火を点す・爪に火を灯す・つめに火をともす Inflection
expression / godan ~す verb:
- to lead a stingy life; to scrimp and save; to pinch pennies; to light one's fingernail (instead of a candle) [literal]
- 巷☆【ちまた】岐・衢
noun:
- the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street")
- street; district; quarters
- location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
- divide (e.g. between life and death)
- fork (in a road); crossroads - orig. meaning
ちまたではインターネットなるものがはやっています。 People are talking about this Internet phenomenon.
- 人は死して名を留む【ひとはししてなをとどむ】
expression:
- he has not lived that lives not after death; the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it - proverb
- 戸板返し【といたがえし】
noun:
- stage prop in kabuki, consisting of a revolving panel with a life-size doll on each side
- rapid change in a situation, person's attitude, etc.
- 活を入れる【かつをいれる】喝を入れるirr. Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- 地【じ】
noun:
- ground; land; earth; soil - abbreviation
- the region in question; the local area
- skin
- texture; fabric; material; weave
- base; background
- one's true nature
- narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
- real life; actuality
- captured territory (in the game of go)
- noh chorus ➜ 地謡
- accompaniment music (in Japanese dance)
- basic phrase (in Japanese music; usu. repetitive)
- base part (of multiple shamisens)
雨降って地固まる。 Adversity strengthens the foundations.
彼女のドレスは青い地に白の水玉模様がある。 Her dress is blue with white polka dots.
その推理小説は地の文よりも会話の部分の方が多い。 The mystery contains more dialogue than narrative.
- 骨を埋める【ほねをうずめる】 Inflection
expression / ichidan verb:
- to die in (a foreign land); to engage in something until death comes; to do something for the rest of one's life
- 天命☆【てんめい】
noun:
- God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; fate; karma; destiny
- one's life; one's lifespan
- 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.
- 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.
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