noun:

• parajika (rules entailing expulsion from the sangha for life) - Buddhism term

noun:

• one's opinion on (life and) death

noun:

• indwelling (life)

noun:

• period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual - colloquialism

noun:

• longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life) - obscure term

noun:

• married couple's insurance (i.e. life-insurance policy covering husband and wife)

noun:

• one's later years; final years (in life)

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life) ➜ 一命を取り留める
• to ascertain; to make definite - archaism

noun:

• death with dignity; natural death (as opposed to extending one's life unnaturally with life support)

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are ➜ 浮世

noun:

• panacea; elixir (of life)

noun / ~の noun:

• mutability (of worldly affairs); fleeting shifts and changes (of human life) - four character idiom

noun:

• one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

expression / noun:

• the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)

noun / ~の noun:

• end; final
• end of life; death

adverb:

• never; not at all ➜ 終ぞ

noun:

• fortune; property
• life circumstances; finances; housekeeping
• one's worth; one's merit; asset; strong point

noun:

• warbler flying from a valley to a tree - orig. meaning ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• finding success in life ➜ 鶯谷【おうこく】
• passing the palace examination ➜ 進士【しんし】

noun:

• downshift; changing from upper to lower case letters
• downshifting; living a simpler life
• downshifting (on a vehicle) - rare term ➜ シフトダウン

noun / suffix noun:

• peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer) - ざかり when used as a suffix
• prime (of one's life); one's best days

noun:

• rutting; being in heat

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master
• to order (one's life)
• to repair (a fault one has committed)

interjection:

• goodbye; so long; farewell ➜ さようなら

noun / ~する noun:

• saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; parting with

noun or verb acting prenominally:

• farewell (performance, party, etc.); final; last; game-winning (e.g. hit)

lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:

• to study; to complete (a course); to cultivate; to master - archaism
• to order (one's life) - archaism
• to repair (a fault one has committed) - archaism

noun:

• mayfly; ephemeropteran
• ephemerality (of human life)
• dragonfly; damselfly ［かげろう］ - archaism ➜ 蜻蛉【とんぼ】

godan ~む verb / transitive:

• to run (a business); to operate; to conduct; to practice (law, medicine, etc.)
• to carry out; to perform; to lead (a life)
• to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

• spring; springtime
• New Year
• prime (of one's life, etc.)
• adolescence; puberty
• sexuality