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
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
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
creation; generation; formation; derivation
second-year student; biennial
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
vitality; (one's) life force
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
survival; survivor; relic
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(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
to live through; to survive
since one was born; (in) all one's life
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
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)
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
occupation; calling; livelihood
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
student in a lower grade; underclassman
living person; the living
overseas student; exchange student
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
to subsist; to keep on living
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
rebirth; new birth; nascent
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
wedded life; married life
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
hygiene; sanitation; health
living together; communal life; cohabitation
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
house where one was born; one's parents' house
to have (something) innate; to be born with
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
schoolgirl; female student
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to be born; to come into this world
female university student; female college student
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to subsist; to keep on living
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
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
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
student accommodation; student dormitory
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
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
to come into being; to be born
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
boarder; boarding student
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
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
life and death; life or death
mental health; mental hygiene
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
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
for the first time in one's life
growing wild (naturally); native
birthday party; birthday meet-up
impudence; cheekiness; impertinence
with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of
one's (living) environment
living thing; living creature; animal; life
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
current student; enrolled student
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to be born; to come into the world
birth date; date of birth; DOB
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
natural; intrinsic; from birth
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
production output; number of goods manufactured
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
middle and high-school students
virgin; innocent young woman
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
pupil; disciple; follower
way of living; manner of living; lifestyle
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
student guidance; student counseling
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
greatest mistake of one's life
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
all but dead; half killed
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage
completely naked; in one's birthday suit
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
to have a narrow escape from death
hairline; borders of the hair
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)
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
productive; constructive; meaningful
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
growing thickly; growing densely
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
living in a group; communal living; community life
dishonor during one's life; shame experienced during one's life
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to live fast (and recklessly)
all living things; mankind; the people; the world
live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood
graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
older person with more life experience
to be parted from; to be separated
reaction of a living body
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from
employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits
creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
primeval forest; virgin forest
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
for goodness' sake; for the love of God; I implore you, ...; I beg of you, ...
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
live music or performance
natural drugs; natural remedy; herbal medicine; crude drugs; galenical
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
to draw on one's experience; to make good use of one's experience; to turn one's experience to good account
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
student waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
unpasteurized beer; draft beer; draught beer
to all come in (e.g. teeth); to all come out (e.g. seedlings, flowers)
one's opinion on (life and) death
unproductive; counterproductive
live (internet) broadcast; live stream
mangy cur; low animal; beast
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
unedited remarks; frank opinions
home (family, domestic) life
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
explosive increase (in number of pests); (severe) outbreak or upsurge of pests
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
perishable foods; perishables
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
frequency; rate of occurrence
sex life; sexual activities
elementary and middle school pupils
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
self-supporting student; working student
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
public welfare; the people's livelihood
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
student of a girls' school
view count (of a video); total number of views
one's native country; land of one's birth
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; wraith
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
extraterrestrial life; ET
to live through; to survive
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
military cadet; officer cadet
reproductive capability; fertility; fecundity; biotic potential
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
biometrics; biometric authentication
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
that's too bad; too bad for you!
plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity
marine life; marine organism
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
sanitation; public health
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
menstrual pain; period pain
hygiene management; hygiene control; sanitation
Ratnasambhava; The Jewel-born (a dhyani-Buddha)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
daily necessities; goods for everyday life
the life of the people; the people's living
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
to grow; to develop; to grow up
unicellular organism; monad
to be replaced with new growth
student teacher; trainee teacher
one's nature or personality; inherent; innate
student council (details vary widely but a body of students that takes part in overseeing student behaviour or student activities)
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
primeval; primordial; primitive; pristine
(leading) a vagabond life; (leading) a wandering existence
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
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
to be born; to come into this world
student marriage (esp. university, college, etc. students)
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
auditor; auditing student
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
welcome party for new students
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
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
living in evacuation shelters
aquatic (life); living in the water
(arch.) to grow; (arch.) to spring up; to cut (teeth)
living necessities; everyday commodities; daily commodities; everyday goods; subsistence goods
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
to be replaced with new growth
animal realm; unforgivable action; indefensible lifestyle; incest
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; university student in ... year
spiritual life; inner life; mental life
to have (something) innate; to be born with
degenerate monk; corrupt priest
(seat at) the head of the table; seat of honour (honor)
students attending lectures
(the) best of one's life; lifetime ...
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
player's career; one's career in sport; one's career as an athlete
occurrence; taking place; happening
enrolled student; registered student
model or exemplary student
young and cheeky; brash; sassy
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
failing to practice what one preaches
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
eternal life; immortality
year of a person's birth; number of years since one's birth; age
something that smells of fish or blood; meat and fish; degenerate monk; corrupt priest
years of (someone's) birth and death
homeless people (living on the street)
to become covered in moss; to become mossy; to grow over with moss; to become aged; to grow old
failed student; student required to repeat a year
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
plant and equipment; production facilities; manufacturing equipment
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
medical experiment on a living person or animal
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
rehabilitation facilities; halfway house
university student; college student
gross domestic product; GDP
crude; immature; unpolished
to bear fruit; to produce a crop
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
living on the street; life on the streets; homelessness
half-cooked; rare; ambiguous; vague; immature
neglect of health; intemperance
first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing
third year (college) student; junior
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
feeling of vitality; sense of being alive
month of birth; birthday month
biological (system); bio-
yield; output; production
rebirth in paradise; peaceful death
latter half of one's life
point of production; production site; shop floor
reproductive organ; reproductive system
protist; protistan; protoctist
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
capturing something alive
once in one's life; once in a lifetime
taking care of one's health
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
living god; saintly person
one's world view; one's view of life; essay on life
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)
that's too bad; too bad for you!
oviparity; produced from eggs
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
third year (college) student; junior
student union; student center; students' hall
art of living; way of life
country of origin; country of manufacture
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
naturally occurring; nature; disposition; vocation; calling
theological student; seminary student
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
life of faith; religious life
to capture alive; to catch alive; to take prisoner
domestic wastewater; household effluent
livelihood support; maintenance
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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
aquatic life; water creatures
number of births; number of babies born
hairline; borders of the hair
kindergartener; preschooler
build-to-order manufacturing; BTO
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
production system; production method; manufacturing system
second year (college) student; sophomore
license production; licence production
innate; inherent; natural; inborn
perishable food; perishables
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
garden (esp. with trees); park
to get moldy; to get mouldy; to get out-of-fashion
live appearance (e.g. on television)
germ cell; reproductive cell
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
raw noodles; uncooked noodles
opposing pairs (of leaves)
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
viviparity; viviparous; zoogonous; live-bearing
liver taken from a living animal
seven lives; seven generations
terrestrial (life); land-dwelling
plan for one's life; life planning
year of one's birth; one's birth year
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
sexual reproduction; zoogamy
foreign (exchange) student; international student
parthenogenesis; virgin birth
contemporary life; present-day life
physiological function; physiology
neither arising nor ceasing
enlightenment of the masses; leading the masses on the path of enlightenment (Buddhism)
narrow escape from the jaw of death
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
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
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
wild species (as opposed to domesticated species)
menstrual irregularity; irregular periods
production stoppage; discontinuance
taking nourishing food; eating a balanced diet
funeral performed for somebody while they are alive; living funeral
life insurance; livelihood protection; public assistance; welfare
life in a foreign country; living abroad
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
previous existence; future existence; transmigration
playback equipment; playback device
bunches (e.g. of fruit); clusters; crammed (e.g. with people); overflowing
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
graft survival; survival of a transplant; engraftment
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
karma from a previous existence
vitalism (philosophy, biology)
generator (e.g. signal generator)
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
wildlife growth area; natural habitat
prohibition against hunting and fishing
fourth year (college) student; senior
mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables
student repeating the same class
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
Minister of Health and Welfare
production process; industrial operation
mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
the four inevitables in human life (birth, aging, sickness, and death)
residential road; residential street; neighborhood road
release of captive animals (birds, fish, etc.)
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
liver taken from a living animal
hygiene bureau; health bureau; board of health
mixture of chocolate, cream and liquor, used in truffles, ganache, etc.
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
live (transmission, broadcast, etc.)
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
mass outbreak (of a disease)
adjustment of production; production adjustment
dense growth; healthy growth
rate of output; production rate
adventive species; non-native species; introduced species; alien species
aplastic anemia; aplastic anaemia
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
person in need; person facing economic hardship
all living things must die
living body; flesh and blood; fresh fish
nama-fu; wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
the flower (prime) of youth; the spring of life
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
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.
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)
ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete
a meeting by chance is preordained
living in another person's house without paying for food and lodging; sponging on other people for accommodation
extinct plants and animals
Emperor's Birthday (national holiday; February 23)
cardiopulmonary resuscitation; CPR
impoverished student; poor student
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
blessings bestowed by the Buddha on all living creatures
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
It is justifiable to kill one (harmful) person to save the lives of many
longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
firstborn; first-produced; newborn
you only live once; you only have one life
(of plants) growing in clusters; growing gregariously
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
fast living; dissipated life; riotous life
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
a matter of life and death
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
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
to live in disgrace; to expose oneself to ridicule
sweat caused by fear, stress, etc.
blast it!; bloody hell!; by thunder!; you bastard!; god damn you!; motherfucker!
rehabilitation; social readjustment; aftercare; parole
to happen to be born (at a certain time)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
parasitic disease; vermination
(arch.) birth parents; (arch.) birthplace; child; creation
rentier; person who lives on investment interest
Aso faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party); Shikōkai
exogenous; heterogenous; ectotrophic; extraneous
food hygiene officer; food hygiene manager
statue of the birth of Buddha (right hand pointing at the heavens, left hand pointing at the earth)
travelling somewhere to improve one's health; travelling somewhere to recuperate
to be replaced with new growth
unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed
financial derivative; derivative
corporate reconstruction; corporate rejuvenation; corporate revitalization; corporate revival
assisted reproductive technology; ART
fresh salmon; unsalted salmon; raw salmon
cookie dough; biscuit dough
Namamugi Incident (August 1862); Kanagawa Incident; Richardson Affair
day student; commuting student
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
live program; live programme
hell on earth; living hell
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
abdication of an emperor (before demise)
before one's birth; before one was born
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
one's opinion on life and death; life-and-death issue (e.g. in religion)
days of one's menstrual period
eternity; forever; through all eternity
the four ways of birth (from a womb, an egg, moisture or spontaneously); catur-yoni
boarder; boarding student
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
Archaeozoic (Archeozoic) Era
alternate (esp. of leaf arrangement)
the instant of birth (rebirth)
introduced species (esp. invasive species as defined by law)
total fertility rate; TFR
monasticism; monastic life
calorification; thermogenesis
linguistic aspects of life; linguistic behaviour
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia (variety of wild mustard)
tile that has not been discarded once yet
one's birthplace; one's native place
biological and chemical weapons
to die peacefully; to have lived a full life
gross national product; GNP
epiphytic; designating a non-parasitic plant that grows on other plants
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
kisaeng (Korean female entertainer)
unfailing devotion to one's country
government official next in rank to the sakan (ritsuryo system)
hard life; life of austerity
manufacturing promotion; promotion of production
university amateur champion
meat and fish (forbidden to monks)
made-to-order production; job order production; production to order
suburban life; life in the suburbs
kindergarten or nursery school dance and song performance (usu. at year-end)
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
writing life; period of life spent writing
person who lives on the water
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
welfare annuity insurance
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request); only once in one's lifetime
successive teacher; successive master
to drink (whisky, whiskey) straight
innate idea; innate ideas
effective reproduction number
narrow escape from the jaws of death; there being barely a chance of escaping death
student advising; student guidance
the law of arising and ceasing; the law of creation and destruction
physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
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
parasitology; helminthology
facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life
consumers' cooperative; cooperative; co-op; cooperative association
days of one's menstrual period
biomedical sensor; biosensor; human detector; human detection sensor
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
going beyond life and death and entering Nirvana
Livelihood Protection Law
unadulterated vinegar; pure vinegar
real cake (as opposed to fake); fresh cake; cake baked with fresh ingredients
National Institute of Health Sciences; NIHS
(arch.) prisoner of war (Yayoi period); slaves
being full of vitality; being vivacious
company needing reorganization (reorganisation)
100% buckwheat soba; soba made from buckwheat flour only, without the addition of wheat flour
fruit near end of the vine; weak-looking fellow
being born after April 1 (school entrance date)
theory of spontaneous generation
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
deep-fried bean curd; undercooked
biological classification
aquatic animal; aquatic fauna
fresh spring roll (i.e. not fried); summer roll; Vietnamese salad roll
assisted reproductive technology; ART
government-financed or sponsored foreign student
namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
Asiatic mode of production (Marx)
bio-medical; biomedical; medical student
to study under (a teacher)
live satellite transmission; live coverage via satellite
socio-environmental studies; life environment studies
labor productivity (labour)
producer goods; producer's goods
pure sake; pure rice wine; undiluted sake; unadulterated sake
forced compliance; coercion; compulsion
wasteland; area overgrown with weeds
year of one's birth; one's birth year
fresh wound; fresh bruise
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
biologically active substance
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
suspicion begets monsters
source of one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
byproduct; secondary product
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape
being born between January 1 and April 1 (school entrance date)
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
malignant growth; malignant neoplasm
ready-mixed concrete; liquid concrete; wet concrete
public life; public career
late-growing rice; late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers; late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer
birth and death; years of birth and death
health standards; hygiene standards
incomplete enlightenment; incompletely enlightened person
a little learning is a dangerous thing
biodegradable; biodegradability
100th birthday anniversary
four kinds of birth in the six destinies
to be born poor; to be born into poverty
a meeting by chance is preordained
guiding motto for one's life
(strict) observance of the Buddhist precept of lifelong celibacy
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
a little learning is a dangerous thing
productive age; working age
brazen-faced; completely impudent
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
lifelong education; continuing education; further education
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
to grow; to develop; to grow up
behavioral ecology; behavioural ecology
biological classification
Extinct in the Wild (conservation status); EW
material life; material aspects of life
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
to sprout; to spring up; to come out
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe); weak-looking fellow; pale-faced man; pasty-faced man
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
survivorship bias; survival bias
hemolytic disease of the newborn (haemolytic); erythroblastosis fetalis
social animal; group animal
student studying abroad at government expense
advancing in the face of death; having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
language used by students; students' slang
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
parasitosis; parasitic disease; vermination; helminthiasis
biological membrane; biomembrane
student on a scholarship-loan
regenerated fiber; regenerated fibre
extremophile; organism that thrives in extreme conditions
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
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
to take root; to put forth roots
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
a little learning is a dangerous thing
integrated production system
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
dried ginger root (trad. medicine)
Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
(arch.) birthplace; place of rebirth; place of reincarnation
industrial output; industrial production
Life and death are the two faces of the same coin
barren woman; sterile woman
that's too bad; too bad for you!
student temperament; students' way of thinking
to be covered in grass; to be grassy; to be verdant
finitely generated; of finite type
blank video tape; blank audio cassette
acting career; career as an actress
charismatic teacher; charming professor
undergraduate student; undergraduate
eugenic sterilization; eugenic sterilisation
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
sashimi prepared from live fish, arranged in its original shape; fresh sashimi
Invasive Alien Species Act (2004)
neurophysiology; nerve physiology
Buddha's birthday celebration
farm products; harvest; crop; fruit; berries; fruit tree
situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward; (lit.) Benkei's last stand
the remainder of one's life
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
life and death; life or death
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)
a meeting by chance is preordained
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
paedogenesis; pedogenesis
plant physiology; physiological botany
scholarship student sent by government office or business
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
a biological (i.e. a biological drug, vaccine, etc.)
mathematical biology; theoretical biology; biomathematics
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
dental health; oral hygiene
production engineering; industrial engineering
activities of daily living; ADL; normal activities of daily life
a meeting by chance is preordained
inexperienced; unripe; greenhorn; unfermented narezushi
a matter of life and death
boiled and half-dried bonito
survivorship bias; survival bias
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)
monument (stela, hokora, etc.) commemorating a living god
the young should be regarded with respect
to have (something) innate; to be born with
transformational generative grammar
anutpattika-dharma-ksanti (recognition that nothing really arises or perishes)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
embryogenesis; embryogeny; embryonic development
live birth; child born alive
postal life insurance; post-office life insurance
still having slim chances of victory
joint manufacturing; joint production; production joint venture
extremely important or once in a lifetime request
teething; cutting teeth; dentition
live bacteria; live virus; viable fungus
advice column; agony aunt column
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
warm sake with grated ginger (effective against colds)
imperfect (superficial) knowledge
someone who became a teacher for lack of anything better to do
epiphyte; plant which grows on another
Amphibia (class comprising the extant and extinct amphibians)
prevention is better than cure
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
innovation; new vista; new field
real gross domestic product; real GDP
semiperishable sweets; half-dry confectionery
biogeography; biological geography
producer price index; PPI
biocenosis; biotic community; biological community
community life; local life; regional life; integration in the community; living in the local community (social work)
tachina fly (any fly of family Tachinidae); tachinid
last day of the third month of the lunar calendar
Industrial Safety and Health Act
sanitary shorts; period panties; sanitary panties
sea animal; marine animal
a rolling stone gathers no moss
man shall not live by bread alone
fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)
unrefined sap of the lacquer tree
priority production system
benthic organism; sea-bottom fauna; benthos
broad field of sparsely growing cogon grass
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
to have (something) innate; to be born with
industrial production index; IPI
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
industrial revival or recovery
good wine needs no bush; talent stands out
daily life noise; (excessive) noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
taking care of one's health
environmentally friendly; eco-
animal trade (esp. pets); commerce of animals
period poverty; menstrual poverty
young man unknowing of women; male virgin
bamboo garden; the imperial family
gross real national product; real GNP; RGNP
to have a talented child despite being untalented; a black hen lays a white egg; (lit.) a kite gives birth to a hawk
superficial knowledge; smattering; dabbler; dilettante; dipping into
doing one's own flower arranging; marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
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)
even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond
fruit grown near the root
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
eternal well (i.e. one that never runs dry)
birth and death; years of birth and death
sex show with audience participation
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
live fish and shellfish (kept in a tank in a restaurant)
dried ginger root (trad. medicine)
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
tachina fly (any fly of family Tachinidae); tachinid
vinegar mixed with ginger juice and soy sauce, etc.
man shall not live by bread alone
a rolling stone gathers no moss
nothing comes of nothing; don't expect things to happen on their own; (lit.) the seed you don't plant doesn't grow
traditional sake yeast mash starter; oldest surviving traditional style of sake making
traditional sake yeast mash starter; oldest surviving traditional style of sake making
modern Momotarō story version, where he is born inside a peach
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