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:

• present world; present age; transient world; life - obscure term - Buddhism term ➜ 現世

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

expression / godan ~う verb:

• to hold a memorial service for the dead, praying for their happiness in the next life by chanting sutras - Buddhism term

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

noun:

• girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; ingénue
• wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to get up (e.g. from bed)
• to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years

expression:

• parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night) - obscure term

noun:

• living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work - four character idiom

noun:

• decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; rotten wood
• obscure, meaningless life (metaphor) ➜ 朽ちる

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

• to have a long life; to live a long time

noun / ~の noun:

• present world; present age; transient world; life - usu. げんせ - Buddhism term
• recent epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch) ［げんせい］ ➜ 完新世

expression / noun:

• one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities

noun / ~の noun:

• veteran; (someone) schooled by adversity in many battles; (someone) rich in life's experience gained through much adversity - four character idiom

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life

expression / godan ~る verb (irregular):

• to be in opposition; to be in private life

expression / ichidan verb:

• to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet)
• to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

godan ~つ verb / intransitive verb:

• to begin a trip; to depart; to embark
• to die; to pass away; to depart this life

noun:

• daily life; daily routine; while awake or asleep; at all times; day in, day out; constantly; the four cardinal behaviors - walking, standing, sitting and lying [literal] - four character idiom

expression / godan -いく／-ゆく verb (spec.):

• to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

adverb / expression:

• before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme

noun:

• real image - Physics term ➜ 虚像【きょぞう】
• real form; real-life image; true picture; actual conditions; actual circumstances ➜ 虚像【きょぞう】

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

expression:

• c'est la vie; that's life - From French