LingakuFrequency rank: 6,391. – 6,396.
- life; lifetime; career
- for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); adverb (fukushi)
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- life; lifetime; career
- for life; all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
This word refers to one's entire life, from birth to death. It can also indicate one's career or professional life.
This expression highlights the duration of an action or feeling throughout the entirety of one's life.
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Saying they could not support both a wife and an airplane, the two brothers therefore spent their lives as bachelors.
The death of my mother left a big blank in my life.
Husbands and wives should stand by each other throughout their lives.
He devoted his whole life to compilation of the dictionary.
He intends to devote his life to curing the sick in India.
He set out on his career as a corporation lawyer.