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73 word matches found for '生' using reading 'い'
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longevity; long life
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expression, ichidan verb
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
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noun
way of life; how to live
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Most common form: イキがいい
expression, ii 'i' adjective
fresh (e.g. fish)  (see also: 生きのいい; often written with kana only)
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noun
still having slim chances of victory  (sumo term)
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noun
hell on earth; living hell
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Most common form: 活け造り
noun
slicing a fish and presenting it at table in its original form; slices of fresh raw fish arranged to look lifelike  (see also: 活き造り)
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expression, noun
way of life
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expression, noun
zest for living; energy to live
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Most common form: いきが良い
expression, 'i' adjective
fresh (e.g. fish)  (see also: 生きがいい:いきがいい)
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noun
life and-or death
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noun
way of arranging flowers
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expression
1. doing one's own flower arranging
2. marrying or making a mistress of a geisha
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noun
vase
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to revive the dead  (obscure term)
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noun
something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
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1. to carry on; to go on with one's life
2. to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
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'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live fast (and recklessly)  (see also: 死に急ぐ)
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expression, irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku'
to subsist; to keep on living
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expression, ii 'i' adjective
very fresh (e.g. food)  (see also: イキがいい; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 活け込む
to arrange (e.g. flowers); to decorate
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noun
living god; saintly person
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expression
Man shall not live by bread alone  (proverb)
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noun
lifelike doll
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Most common form: 生擒
noun
capturing something alive; something captured alive
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expression
to sacrifice something small in order to save something great; to lose a leg to save one's life; to kill a small bug and save a large one  (proverb)
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noun
walking dictionary or encyclopedia
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noun
living horse
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to expose oneself to ridicule
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noun
long-lived family
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