► 動詞
吹き込む [(3)ふきこむ] [息を吹き込む] [liter] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 彼は伝統芸能に新たな息を吹き込んだ ⇨ He has breathed new air, lfe, into the traditional art
► 成句
身 [み] [身の振り方] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 彼は今後の身の振り方を考えている (みのふりかた) ⇨ He is contemplating his life option from this point on
► 名詞
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
人生 [(1)じんせい] [liter] meaning: life rank: 1
☆ 人生は長いようで短い ⇨ Life seems long but actually is short
生活 [せいかつ] meaning: life rank: 1
☆ 夫婦の性生活 ⇨ Sex life of a married couple
☆ その国の生活水準は非常に高い ⇨ The living standards of the country are very high (☛ Everyday life, sustenance)
☆ 世界中で多くの人々が生活に苦しんでいる ⇨ In the world many people are struggling to live (☛ Everyday life, sustenance)
一生 [いっしょう] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ このことは一生忘れない ⇨ I will never forget this for the rest of my life (☛ One’s entire life)
☆ この恩は一生かかってでも返す ⇨ I repay this debt even if it takes my whole life (☛ One’s entire life)
暮らし [くらし] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ 内戦が続いて庶民の暮らしは一向に楽にならない ⇨ Because of the ongoing civil war, the lives of people are never easy (☛ Everyday life)
生涯 [(1)しょうがい] [liter] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ 彼女は波乱万丈の生涯を送った ⇨ She lived an eventful life
寿命 [じゅみょう] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ この車はもう寿命だ ⇨ This car is at the end of its lifespan
☆ 余りの恐怖で寿命が縮まった ⇨ My lifespan got shorter because of the big scare. It took years off my life
生 [(1)せい] [liter] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ 生と死の狭間 ⇨ A narrow gap between life and death
生命 [(1)せいめい] [liter] meaning: life rank: 2
☆ 生命維持装置 ⇨ A life support machine
命拾い [(4)いのちびろい] meaning: life rank: 3
☆ 彼は飛行機に乗り遅れたお陰で命拾いした ⇨ He avoided a certain death by missing his flight (☛ Literally “pick up a life”)
公私 [(1)こうし] [liter] meaning: life rank: 3
☆ 公私混同している上司 ⇨ A boss who confuses public life with private life. A boss who tries to dominate you in private life too
☆ 私は公私に渡って交際を続けてきた ⇨ We have had relationships both professionally and in private (☛ Literally means “public private”)
生死 [(1)せいし] [liter] meaning: life rank: 3
☆ これは人の生死に関わる問題だ ⇨ This is a matter of life and death
☆ 彼は三日間生死を彷徨った ⇨ He wandered between life and death, was in critical conditions, for 3 days
前世 [(1)ぜんせ] meaning: life rank: 3
☆ 彼女は前世では女王だったと言っている ⇨ She is claiming she was a queen in her previous life (☛ Previous life)
身の回り [みのまわり] meaning: life rank: 3
☆ 彼女は母親の身の回りの世話をしている ⇨ She is taking care of her mother’s everyday life (☛ Literally “around one’s body”)
一世一代 [いっせいちだい] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 彼は一世一代の勝利を上げた ⇨ He had a once-in-a-lifetime victory
苦楽 [(1)くらく] [liter] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 苦楽を共にした妻 ⇨ My wife I shared struggles and pleasures in life
人命 [じんめい] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 人命救助を優先すべきだ ⇨ We need to prioritize saving lives (☛ Literally “human life”)
長寿 [(1)ちょうじゅ] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 長寿の秘訣 ⇨ The secret for a long life (☛ A long, healthy life)
天寿 [(1)てんじゅ] [liter] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 彼は95だったから天寿を全うしたと言えるだろう ⇨ He was 95 (when he died) so you can say he lived his full life (☛ A life span given by God)
半生 [(1)はんせい] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ (☛ A half life)
身の上 [みのうえ] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 彼女は自分の身の上話をするのが好きだ (みのうえばなし) ⇨ She likes to tell others her life story (☛ The way someone’s life has been)
☆ 身の上相談 ⇨ Life situation, personal problem, counseling (☛ The way someone’s life has been)
余生 [(1)よせい] meaning: life rank: 4
☆ 彼は余生を心静かに過ごしたいと思っている ⇨ He wants to spend the remaining days of his life peacefully (☛ The remaining years in old people’s lives)
寝食 [(1)しんしょく] meaning: life rank: 5
☆ 彼は数年間寝食を共にした友人だ ⇨ He is a friend I ate and slept under the same roof for several years (☛ Never about a sexual relationship, but rather living in the same place like a family)