Keyword
day-to-day life
Info
FrequencyTop 700-800
Type
Kyōiku (6th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 5
Heisig247
Readings
く
(75%)
ぐ
(14%)
ぼ
(4%)
くら
(2%)
ぐれ
(1%)
Composed of
want not
sun
Mnemonic

When you want not the sun you know that day-to-day life is getting to you, or perhaps you just have no day-to-day life in the first place so there's just no reason to actually go outside?

Used in vocabulary (150 in total)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to set (sun); to become dark
evening; dusk; twilight
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
living by oneself; living alone
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
time around sunset; early evening
living by oneself; living alone
to begin some form of lifestyle
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
minor business
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
living together (of two people)
living by oneself; living alone
lifestyle; way of life
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
living by oneself; living alone
evening; dusk; twilight
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
dusk; nightfall; twilight
living together (of two people)
country living; life in the country; country life
to grow dark slowly
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
to be lost in thought
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
living with one's parents; living at home
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to darken; to wane
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
time around sunset; early evening
way of living
dusk; twilight scene
morning and evening; daily routine; to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; all the time; always
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
day in and day out; all the time
to live in comfort
boorishness; coarseness; stupidity
to idle away one's time
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
asking would be rude; tasteless question
an unsettled course of action; (orders or laws) being revised often with no guiding principles
to be overtaken by darkness
living by oneself; living alone
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
to idle away one's time
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
Bon and year-end festivals
living abroad; life overseas
night; evening
to darken; to wane
to linger (faint light of twilight); to remain lit in the lingering twilight
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
Bon and year-end festivals
evening twilight
living by oneself; living alone
late spring; third month of the lunar calendar
it's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
from morning to evening; all day long
twilight tolling of a bell
time around sunset; early evening
living by oneself; living alone
to wait all day
year-end gift; end of the year; year end
to pass the time talking
lifestyle; way of life
twilight clouds
evening sky
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time; no matter how long one waits
autumn dusk; the end of autumn
being preoccupied with immediate (superficial) differences without realizing that there are no differences in substance; six of one and half a dozen of another
dawn and dusk; morn and eve
the year ends
from morning to evening; all day long
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
late autumn (fall); ninth month of the lunar calendar
to fall completely dark
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
to grow dark slowly
life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
to spend one's days in grief; to grieve away one's days; to grieve all day
spring evening; end of spring
the day is short, and the work is much; my goal is still a long way off
twilight snowfall
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
dusky; somber light of a gathering dusk
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
to spend one's days in tears; to weep day and night; to live in sorrow
to be overtaken by darkness
to affect the cost of living
every morning and evening
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
to grow dark slowly
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (of the Sun)
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to weep bitterly; to suddenly grow dark
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
widowhood; widowerhood; viduity; living without a spouse
to pass the time talking
(not) at all; wholly; entirely; completely; totally
(not) at all; wholly; entirely; completely; totally
to fall completely dark
every morning and evening
couple with older man and younger woman; May-December romance
to live deeply in love
sexual liaison; (arch.) morning clouds and evening rain
evening; twilight
to spend one's days and nights doing ...
to spend one's days and nights doing ...
end of spring; late spring
end of spring; late spring
sixth lunar month
sixth lunar month
shade under a tree in full leaf; summer
evening rain
(at) twilight
Examples (200 in total)
You should just live happily here.
I have lived in this house.
We came to live together.