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世
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
Abbreviation; Buddhism
the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened
the whole wide world
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
Idiomatic expression
take the world by storm; to hold sway over the minds of the people
World War III; Third World War
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
care for patients with bedpans, urinary bottles, etc.
ordinary (esp. life or behavior); typical; conventional; standard; average
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
Idiomatic expression
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)
domination of the world; world hegemony; world domination
heyday; prime; one's glory; the height of one's prosperity
simple; straightforward; problem-free
hopeless (person); impossible; the end; beyond help
the way of the world; the lay of the land; the inescapable circumstances (of life)
