- financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence
- living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.); noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
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They looked forward to a time when they would no longer have to live from hand to mouth.
Tom has been without regular employment for several years, and is living from hand to mouth.