► 名詞
命 [(1)いのち] [liter] meaning: important rank: 1
☆ 声は歌手の命だ ⇨ Voice is the life, single most important thing, for a singer
命 [(1)いのち] meaning: life rank: 1
☆ 彼はあと一ヶ月の命だ ⇨ He has one month left to live
☆ 戦争で多くの命が失われた ⇨ Many lives are lost in the war
命 [(1)いのち] [命を落とす] meaning: life rank: 1
☆ 彼は他を助けようとして命を落とした ⇨ He lost his life while trying to save others
More examples:
- 二人の運命の対照 ⇨ The contrast of the fates of the two
 - 避難命令が発動された ⇨ An evacuation order has been issued
 - 高等裁判所は地裁に再審するよう命じた ⇨ The high court ordered the local court to retry
 - 彼女は子供の学力を伸ばすことに懸命だ ⇨ She is focusing on improving her child’s school performance
 - その計画は資金不足が致命傷となった ⇨ The fatal wound, undoing, of the project was a lack of fund
 - 宿命の対決 ⇨ A duel of destiny
 - 私の運命を変えた出来事 ⇨ The incident that changed my life
 - 彼は一命を取り止めた ⇨ He held on to his life, narrowly survived
 - 革命的と銘打った新製品 ⇨ A new product claiming to be revolutionary
 - 彼は上部の命令を無視した ⇨ He ignored an order from the higher-ups
 - 彼は社会的使命と個人の幸せの間で苦悩している ⇨ He is struggling between the social mission and his personal happiness
 - 生命維持装置 ⇨ A life support machine
 - 救助隊が駆けつけた時には乗客は全員絶命していた ⇨ By the time the rescue squad arrived all the passengers were perished
 - 絶体絶命の危機 ⇨ A crisis with no escape
 - 首相は自衛隊の被災地への出動を命じた ⇨ The prime minister ordered the military to be deployed at the disaster area