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
ukiyo-e; ukiyoe; Edo-period woodblock print
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
the people; the public; the world
thousand years; very long period; forever
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
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
to die; to pass away; to enter the priesthood; to live a secluded life
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
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
afterlife; realm of the dead
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
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
distant country; heaven; hades
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
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
unearthly; otherworldly; out of this world; ethereal
manipulation of public opinion
in traveling, a companion; in life, sympathy
three temporal states of existence; past, present and future; three generations
(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature; popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period
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
seven generations of (celestial) gods
times and situations; the course of events of the times; a turn of Fortune's wheel
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
this world; the present world
thousands of years; eternity; all generations
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
life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient
(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
world conditions; the times
to follow the crowd; to change with the times