this world; this life; world of the living
society; the world; the times
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
eternalness; forever unchanging; distant land over the sea; world of the dead
to leave this world; to die
fleeting life; this transient world; sad world; world of grief and worry; the world of the living; this life
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
the people; the public; the world
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
thousand years; thousand generations; thousand ages; eternity
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
afterlife; realm of the dead
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
the times; an age; a day and age
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
what is called; what they call; so-called
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
to hide from society; to avoid the gaze of society; to keep out of the public eye
public opinion poll; straw poll
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
land of the dead; netherworld; (arch.) distant country
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
to establish oneself in life; to achieve success; to reach a high position; to begin life (as an adult); to step out into the world
this world; the present world
manipulation of public opinion
three temporal states of existence; past, present and future; three generations
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
one's living; one's livelihood
to become unworldly; to stop keeping up with social norms; to be out of touch with reality
all's right with the world; all is as it should be
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)
seven generations of (celestial) gods
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
money rules the world; rich man's world
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life); (just) the way things are
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
Imperial reign; Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
to set forth; to put forward; to present for consideration; to explain the facts of life; to preach
(this) corrupt world; world of the living; fleeting life
(Japanese) imperial succession
a day in life is better than a thousand days in the afterlife; better one day in this world than a thousand in the next
in traveling, companionship; in life, kindness
coming ages; future generations; posterity; degenerate world
world conditions; the times
(our) ephemeral world; this transient life; this dreamlike life
to follow the crowd; to change with the times