to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
pupil; student; schoolchild
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
student (esp. a university student)
living thing; living creature; animal; life
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to subsist; to keep on living
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
life; living; I; me; student
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
living thing; organism; creature; biology
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
senior high school student
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
birth; creation; formation
junior high school student; middle school pupil
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be born; to come into the world
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
for the first time in one's life
university student; college student
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
while alive; during one's lifetime
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
everyday life; daily life
annual (plant); first-year student
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
head of the student council; president of the student council
schoolgirl; female student
female high-school student
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
second-year student; biennial
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
vitality; (one's) life force
creation; generation; formation; derivation
survival; survivor; relic
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
new student; freshman; first-year student
transfer student; student changing schools
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
since one was born; (in) all one's life
to live through; to survive
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
occupation; calling; livelihood
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
student in a lower grade; underclassman
to subsist; to keep on living
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
living person; the living
overseas student; exchange student
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
wedded life; married life
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
rebirth; new birth; nascent
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
living together; communal life; cohabitation
hygiene; sanitation; health
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
house where one was born; one's parents' house
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
to have (something) innate; to be born with
schoolgirl; female student
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
female university student; female college student
to be born; to come into this world
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to subsist; to keep on living
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
student accommodation; student dormitory
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed
younger people; future generations
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
boarder; boarding student
to come into being; to be born
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
half-dead; state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
(for the) first time in one's life
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
for the first time in one's life
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps (in go); stet
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
birthday party; birthday meet-up
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
growing wild (naturally); native
life and death; life or death
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
mental health; mental hygiene
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
one's (living) environment
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
living thing; living creature; animal; life
current student; enrolled student
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
(having) life-and-death power (over)
birth date; date of birth; DOB
to be born; to come into the world
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
natural; intrinsic; from birth
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
middle and high-school students
production output; number of goods manufactured
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
virgin; innocent young woman
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
pupil; disciple; follower
zest for living; energy to live
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
student guidance; student counseling
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
greatest mistake of one's life
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
to have a narrow escape from death
hairline; borders of the hair
all but dead; half killed
hell on earth; living hell
vitality; ability to earn a living
lifelike; exact resemblance
fresh wound; fresh bruise
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
real life; actual life; everyday life
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
productive; constructive; meaningful
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
growing thickly; growing densely
living in a group; communal living; community life
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
to live fast (and recklessly)
older person with more life experience
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
to be parted from; to be separated
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
reaction of a living body
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
live music or performance
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
primeval forest; virgin forest
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
one's opinion on (life and) death
live (internet) broadcast; live stream
unproductive; counterproductive
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
unedited remarks; frank opinions
mangy cur; low animal; beast
home (family, domestic) life
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
perishable foods; perishables
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
frequency; rate of occurrence
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
elementary and middle school pupils
sex life; sexual activities
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
public welfare; the people's livelihood
self-supporting student; working student
student of a girls' school
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
one's native country; land of one's birth
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
extraterrestrial life; ET
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
view count (of a video); total number of views
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
to live through; to survive
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
biometrics; biometric authentication
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
military cadet; officer cadet
that's too bad; too bad for you!
sanitation; public health
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
menstrual pain; period pain
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
the life of the people; the people's living
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
marine life; marine organism
to grow; to develop; to grow up
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
student teacher; trainee teacher
unicellular organism; monad
to be replaced with new growth
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
co-op; (consumers') cooperative
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
to be born; to come into this world
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
welcome party for new students
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
living in evacuation shelters
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
aquatic (life); living in the water
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; university student in ... year
to have (something) innate; to be born with
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
to be replaced with new growth
primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
occurrence; taking place; happening
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
students attending lectures
enrolled student; registered student
model or exemplary student
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
failing to practice what one preaches
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
years of (someone's) birth and death
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
eternal life; immortality
homeless people (living on the street)
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
metempsychosis; saving the lives of many
failed student; student required to repeat a year
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
medical experiment on a living person or animal
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
rehabilitation facilities; halfway house
gross domestic product; GDP
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
crude; immature; unpolished
university student; college student
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
auditor; auditing student
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
neglect of health; intemperance
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
month of birth; birthday month
rebirth in paradise; peaceful death
latter half of one's life
point of production; production site; shop floor
yield; output; production
reproductive organ; reproductive system
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
capturing something alive
protist; protistan; protoctist
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
living god; saintly person
taking care of one's health
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life
biological (system); bio-
that's too bad; too bad for you!
third year (college) student; junior
student union; student center; students' hall
art of living; way of life
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
theological student; seminary student
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
life of faith; religious life
country of origin; country of manufacture
domestic wastewater; household effluent
livelihood support; maintenance
state of uncertainty; limbo; leaving unfinished with the intention of inflicting suffering; dragging out tortuously; (lit.) half-killing a snake
sparing life and taking life; letting live and killing
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
number of births; number of babies born
kindergartener; preschooler
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
production system; production method; manufacturing system
hairline; borders of the hair
oviparity; produced from eggs
build-to-order manufacturing; BTO
aquatic life; water creatures
garden (esp. with trees); park
third year (college) student; junior
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
perishable food; perishables
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
live appearance (e.g. on television)
second year (college) student; sophomore
germ cell; reproductive cell
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
license production; licence production
liver taken from a living animal
seven lives; seven generations
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
year of one's birth; one's birth year
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
sexual reproduction; zoogamy
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
plan for one's life; life planning
viviparity; viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing
enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)
neither arising nor ceasing
foreign (exchange) student; international student
raw noodles; uncooked noodles
parthenogenesis; virgin birth
contemporary life; present-day life
physiological function; physiology
narrow escape from the jaw of death
second year (college) student; sophomore
(living on a) pension; annuity
early ripening rice; early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.); person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
production stoppage; discontinuance
funeral performed for somebody while they are alive; living funeral
life insurance; livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
life in a foreign country; living abroad
opposing pairs (of leaves)
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
menstrual irregularity; irregular periods
playback equipment; playback device
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
previous existence; future existence; transmigration
karma from a previous existence
vitalism (philosophy, biology)
generator (e.g. signal generator)
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
prohibition against hunting and fishing
fourth year (college) student; senior
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)
wildlife growth area; natural habitat
student repeating the same class
Minister of Health and Welfare
production process; industrial operation
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
liver taken from a living animal
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
technical intern trainee; foreign trainee in Japan on a technical intern training visa
student body; student council
fourth year (college) student; senior
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
adjustment of production; production adjustment
dense growth; healthy growth
rate of output; production rate
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
person in need; person facing economic hardship
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
aplastic anemia; aplastic anaemia
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
all living things must die
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
live (transmission, broadcast, etc.)
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
the flower (prime) of youth; the spring of life
preparatory-department student
Chinese lizard's tail (Saururus chinensis); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Corporate Rehabilitation Law
eugenic thought; idea of eugenics
ahimsa; abstinence from taking life; principle of non-violence in Jainism, Buddhism, Hinduism, etc.
mass outbreak (of a disease)
seedling; plant raised from the seed
high-grade Japanese fresh confections (usu. colorful sculpted mochi in seasonal designs around bean paste)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
(fish) appearing fresh but actually gone bad
worry (uncertainty, uneasiness, insecurity) about one's life (future)
a meeting by chance is preordained
extinct plants and animals
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR
impoverished student; poor student
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
firstborn; first-produced; newborn
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
you only live once; you only have one life
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)
(of plants) growing in clusters; growing gregariously
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
a matter of life and death
parasitoid wasp; parasitic wasp; parasitic bee
parasitoid wasp; parasitic wasp; parasitic bee
luminescent organism; photogenic organism
passing away peacefully to be reborn in Paradise through invocation of Amitabha
regeneration process; rehabilitation method; recovery
sweat caused by fear, stress, etc.
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
rehabilitation; social readjustment; aftercare; parole
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)
to happen to be born (at a certain time)
ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
parasitic disease; vermination
(arch.) birth parents; (arch.) birthplace; child; creation
Aso faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Shikōkai
rentier; person who lives on investment interest
to be replaced with new growth
travelling somewhere to improve one's health; travelling somewhere to recuperate
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
exogenous; heterogenous; ectotrophic; extraneous
food hygiene officer; food hygiene manager
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
financial derivative; derivative
corporate reconstruction; corporate rejuvenation; corporate revitalization; corporate revival
cookie dough; biscuit dough
fresh salmon; unsalted salmon; raw salmon
assisted reproductive technology; ART
Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair
day student; commuting student
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
live program; live programme
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
hell on earth; living hell
before one's birth; before one was born
abdication of an emperor (before demise)
eternity; forever; through all eternity
slow growth; slow ripening
to be shameless; to have a lot of nerve; to have nerves of steel; (lit.) to have hair on one's heart
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
days of one's menstrual period
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
boarder; boarding student
the four ways of birth (from a womb, an egg, moisture or spontaneously); catur-yoni
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
alternate (esp. of leaf arrangement)
the instant of birth (rebirth)
total fertility rate; TFR
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour
tile that has not been discarded once yet
monasticism; monastic life
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
calorification; thermogenesis
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia (variety of wild mustard)
government official next in rank to the sakan (ritsuryo system)
one's birthplace; one's native place
unfailing devotion to one's country
gross national product; GNP
epiphytic; designating a non-parasitic plant that grows on other plants
kisaeng (Korean female entertainer)
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
hard life; life of austerity
biological and chemical weapons
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
university amateur champion
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
suburban life; life in the suburbs
meat and fish (forbidden to monks)
person who lives on the water
writing life; period of life spent writing
manufacturing promotion; promotion of production
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
student advising; student guidance
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
narrow escape from the jaws of death; there being barely a chance of escaping death
parasitology; helminthology
consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association
innate idea; innate ideas
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime
successive teacher; successive master
working out one's salvation by own efforts; rehabilitating oneself by one's own efforts; rectifying one's ways of life without relying on others' help
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
welfare annuity insurance
facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life
effective reproduction number
days of one's menstrual period
to drink (whisky, whiskey) straight
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
deep-fried bean curd; undercooked
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
real cake (as opposed to fake); fresh cake; cake baked with fresh ingredients
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
National Institute of Health Sciences; NIHS
biomedical sensor; biosensor; human detector; human detection sensor
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
Livelihood Protection Law
theory of spontaneous generation
(arch.) prisoner of war (Yayoi period); slaves
being full of vitality; being vivacious
government-financed or sponsored foreign student
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
company needing reorganization (reorganisation)
made-to-order production; job order production; production to order
fruit near end of the vine; weak-looking fellow
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
assisted reproductive technology; ART
unadulterated vinegar; pure vinegar
biological classification
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies
fresh wound; fresh bruise
producer goods; producer's goods
labor productivity (labour)
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
being born after April 1 (school entrance date)
live satellite transmission; live coverage via satellite
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
biologically active substance
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to study under (a teacher)
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
Asiatic mode of production (Marx)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
bio-medical; biomedical; medical student
year of one's birth; one's birth year
wasteland; area overgrown with weeds
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
malignant growth; malignant neoplasm
public life; public career
incomplete enlightenment; incompletely enlightened person
a little learning is a dangerous thing
pure sake; pure rice wine; undiluted sake; unadulterated sake
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
health standards; hygiene standards
suspicion begets monsters
byproduct; secondary product
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete
a meeting by chance is preordained
social animal; group animal
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
a little learning is a dangerous thing
to be born poor; to be born into poverty
to grow; to develop; to grow up
Extinct in the Wild (conservation status); EW
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
biological classification
student on a scholarship-loan
hemolytic disease of the newborn (haemolytic); erythroblastosis fetalis
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
behavioral ecology; behavioural ecology
100th birthday anniversary
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
material life; material aspects of life
language used by students; students' slang
survivorship bias; survival bias
parasitosis; parasitic disease; vermination; helminthiasis
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
guiding motto for one's life
dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
birth and death; years of birth and death
advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
lifelong education; continuing education; further education
biological membrane; biomembrane
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
student studying abroad at government expense
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
brazen-faced; completely impudent
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
scholarship student sent by government office or business
a biological (i.e. a biological drug, vaccine, etc.)
to take root; to put forth roots
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
regenerated fiber; regenerated fibre
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
eugenic sterilization; eugenic sterilisation
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
paedogenesis; pedogenesis
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
integrated production system
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
dried ginger root (trad. medicine)
acting career; career as an actress
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
blank video tape; blank audio cassette
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
a meeting by chance is preordained
production engineering; industrial engineering
biodegradable; biodegradability
Buddha's birthday celebration
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
inexperienced; unripe; greenhorn; unfermented narezushi
activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life
life and death; life or death
a meeting by chance is preordained
plant physiology; physiological botany
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to kill a small bug and save a large one
that's too bad; too bad for you!
a little learning is a dangerous thing
the remainder of one's life
farm products; harvest; crop; fruit; berries; fruit tree
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
finitely generated; of finite type
dental health; oral hygiene
student temperament; students' way of thinking
extremophile; organism that thrives in extreme conditions
neurophysiology; nerve physiology
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
undergraduate student; undergraduate
charismatic teacher; charming professor
industrial output; industrial production
barren woman; sterile woman
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
Life and death are the two faces of the same coin
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) to let a large bug live and kill a small one
Industrial Safety and Health Act
epiphyte; plant which grows on another
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
boiled and half-dried bonito
to have (something) innate; to be born with
doing one's own flower arranging; marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
still having slim chances of victory
good wine needs no bush; talent stands out
live birth; child born alive
imperfect (superficial) knowledge
the young should be regarded with respect
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
a rolling stone gathers no moss
industrial revival or recovery
producer price index; PPI
warm sake with grated ginger (effective against colds)
semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery
anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
joint manufacturing; joint production; production joint venture
period poverty; menstrual poverty
last day of the third month of the lunar calendar
prevention is better than cure
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
innovation; new vista; new field
biogeography; biological geography
former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)
broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass
taking care of one's health
postal life insurance; post-office life insurance
Amphibia (class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians)
environmentally friendly; eco-
a matter of life and death
survivorship bias; survival bias
embryogenesis; embryogeny; embryonic development
industrial production index; IPI
fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
priority production system
tachina fly (any fly of family Tachinidae); tachinid
mathematical biology; theoretical biology; biomathematics
unrefined sap of the lacquer tree
man shall not live by bread alone
productive age; working age
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
to have (something) innate; to be born with
sea animal; marine animal
daily life noise; (excessive) noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
benthic organism; sea-bottom fauna; benthos
monument (stela, hokora, etc.) commemorating a living god
animal trade (esp. pets); commerce of animals
real gross domestic product; real GDP
community life; local life; regional life; integration in the community; living in the local community (social work)
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
advice column; agony aunt column
live bacteria; live virus; viable fungus
bamboo garden; the imperial family
young man unknowing of women; male virgin
transformational generative grammar
extremely important or once in a lifetime request
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
biocenosis; biotic community; biological community
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do
teething; cutting teeth; dentition
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
boiled and half-dried bonito
boiled and half-dried bonito
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
to be replaced with new growth
to be replaced with new growth
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
to brim over with feminine charm; to look captivating (of a woman); to look young and fresh; to be elegant; to look refined; to have a calm and composed appearance
years of (someone's) birth and death
growth hormone (esp. somatotropin in animals and auxins in plants)
capturing something alive
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
unfinished; unripe; unfermented narezushi; unfermented brine-pickled sushi; noh mask with slightly protruding horns and frizzy hair (representing a woman on her way to becoming a hannya)
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
you only live once; you only have one life
(of plants) growing in clusters; growing gregariously
eternity; forever; through all eternity
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
a little learning is a dangerous thing
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
bottle gourd; ensign bearing a cluster of gourds (used by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
fruit grown near the root
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
great collection (of things); cluster; bunch; bottle gourd
compartment in a fishing boat with seawater for reviving or keeping alive fresh fish or bait
one's child; a child one has brought into the world; (arch.) descendant
boiled and half-dried bonito
traditional Koshogatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
eternal well (i.e. one that never runs dry)
sex show with audience participation
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
birth and death; years of birth and death
dried ginger root (trad. medicine)
modern Momotarō story version, where he is born inside a peach
vinegar mixed with ginger juice and soy sauce, etc.
man shall not live by bread alone
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
a rolling stone gathers no moss
tachina fly (any fly of family Tachinidae); tachinid
sword brimming over with life force
like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; (lit.) eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
traditional sake yeast mash starter; oldest surviving traditional style of sake making
traditional sake yeast mash starter; oldest surviving traditional style of sake making
computer-aided manufacture; CAM
prime of life; noontide of life
national life; civic life
change of life; menopause
wildlife protection organization (organisation)
honor graduate; honours graduate
biological parent; founder; creator
selling one's personal effects in order to live (like peeling the layers of a bamboo shoot one by one)
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
teachers statement (expounding)
life free from worldly cares
life free from worldly cares
transformational generative syntax
overseas travel life insurance
marine biogeographic region
mixed antibiotic preparations
debtor-in-possession financing
net product; net production
assisted reproductive technology; ART
accessory sex organs; accessory genitalia
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
can't survive (without ...)
can't survive (without ...)
effective microorganisms; EM
a life given up to pleasure; pleasure-seeking lifestyle
being animated (vivid) with grace (elegance, refinement)
Man's life vanishes like a dew; A person's life is as fleeting as a morning dew
(working) overtime to make ends meet (to support one's lifestyle)
a fast (dissolute) life; a life of follies; a life given to dissolute pleasures
living in seclusion; retired from the world
life of meditation; contemplative life
wild dog; Asiatic jackal (Canis aureus ssp.); golden jackal; side-striped jackal (carnivore, Canis adustus)
net national product; NNP
daredevil; reckless; thinking nothing of one's death
net domestic product; NDP
law of diminishing marginal product
pseudo-random number generator
gonadotropic hormone (gonadotrophic)
neonatal melena (melaena)
parazoan (member of an ancestral subkingdom of animals whose only surviving members are the sponges)
metazoan (any member of the animal kingdom, excluding protozoans and sponges)
creeping (i.e. growing along the ground, etc. similar to a vine)
biochemical oxygen demand; BOD
evolutionary developmental biology; evo-devo
to generate an event; to trigger an event
CIM; Computer Integrated Manufacturing
system generation; sysgen (acronym)
stroke character generator
Diode Function Generator; DFG
macrogenerator; macroprocessor
macrogenerator; macroprocessor
message origin authentication
variable function generator
assured reproduction area
linear binary sequence generator
stroke character generator
Flexible Manufacturing System; FMS
probe origin authentication
non-repudiation of origin
Convention on Biological Diversity; CBD
art is long, life is short; ars longa, vita brevis
life is short; (lit.) life is just fifty years
life is not easy; life is hard
honesty is the best policy
living is difficult; dying is easy
a foster parent is dearer than a real parent
be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth
be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth
in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
no mortal escapes death; all men must die; (lit.) he who has life, certainly has death
synecology; community ecology
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
basal body; basal granule; kinetosome; blepharoplast
biological response modifier
palaeobiogeography; paleobiogeography
saprophytic fungus; saprophytic bacteria
sales, inventory and production planning; SIPP
production, sales and inventory; PSI
production, sales and inventory; PSI
Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)
first-run limited edition production recording
random number generator; random number routine
random number generator; random number routine
conidia; conidiospore; conidium; conidial
sliced abalone served in cold water; raw shellfish
sacrifice something small in order to save something great; lose a leg to save one's life; (lit.) let a large bug live and kill a small one
somewhat kind; rather gentle
greensand (olive-green sandstone); green sand; molding sand
green sand; metal molding using sand
green-sand casting; casting metal with a green-sand mould
Heian-period student of government administration; Buddhist scholar; researcher at a Buddhist temple; learning; scholarship
face of someone while still alive
lucky day; day of celebration
tone generator; audio signal generator; AF signal generator
consumers' cooperative society; consumers' cooperative association
all that lives must eventually die
all that lives must eventually die
biosphere reserve (UNESCO)
birth, illness, old age and death
eukaryotic microorganism; eucaryotic microorganism
biological diversity; biodiversity
marine biology; biological oceanography
Protista; protist kingdom
mind-made body; body as born out of a certain kind of intent or mindfulness
Eumetazoa; clade containing most animal groups
to be in ruins; to be dilapidated; to be desolated
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high quality product)
ultrasonic generator; sonicator
food sanitation inspector
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
to live; to exist; to bring to life
bareback sex (esp. male gay); unprotected sex
transperineal biopsy (esp. of the prostate)
biopower; Foucault's term for the regulation by modern states of their subjects
fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
regular student (undergraduate or graduate)
exchange or research student (as opposed to regular undergraduate or graduate)
industrial engineering; IE
kleptoparasitism; cleptoparasitism
spray curing; curing of newly-poured and slightly hardened concrete
normalization; offering people with disabilities the same conditions as other people
pharmacognosy; the study of medicinal drugs derived from plants or other natural sources
recycled wool; reclaimed wool
biosatellite; satellite designed to carry life in space
cryobiology; low-temperature biology
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
everything is preordained
putting the cart before the horse; (lit.) putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born
putting the cart before the horse; (lit.) putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born
benthic animal; benthonic animal; zoobenthos
private-sphere language; language used in every day life; dialect
hot spring organism; organisms (algae, amphibians, etc.) that thrive in hot water
whale-fall community; whale-fall fauna
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate
immature person; person of low status
I don't fall for flattery; (lit.) (I'm) not so stupid that being called "sensei" (makes me feel good)
teacher; instructor; master; previous existence
school student who has returned to Japan after living abroad
impoverished student; poor student; poor person
basic reproduction number; R0
inexperienced provincial governor (ritsuryo period); provincial governor with no real ability or power
death and life; death or life; death
death and life; death or life; death
Public Health Emergency of International Concern (formal WHO declaration); PHEIC
birth is the beginning of death
art for life's sake; l'art pour la vie
even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate
reproducing head; playback head
biofilm; biological slime; biological membrane; biomembrane
kabuki play presented in the third month (Edo period)
mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
konbu as a betrothal gift (representing fertility and having healthy children)
hanging vase for flower arrangements; hanging flower vase
hanging vase for flower arrangements; hanging flower vase
hanging vase for flower arrangements; hanging flower vase
Sunflower Student Movement (Taiwan, 2014)
sancita karma; karma whose cause is in the present life but whose effect is in the next life
microbiota; bacterial flora; microbial flora
Emergency Student Support Handout (during the COVID-19 pandemic)
aspiring university student who has failed the entrance examinations at least twice
shabby house; hovel; tumbledown dwelling
raw veganism; raw foodism
Psilocybe subcaerulipes (species of psychoactive mushroom)
scotch bonnet (Marasmius oreades); fairy ring mushroom; fairy ring champignon