世

five generations

fifth generation immigrant; gosei

the fifth (e.g. George V)

dying young; early death

sick of life; world-weary; pessimistic

worldly affairs; ways of the world

desire to succeed in life; ambition to make one's mark in the world

rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled

eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence

lifetime title holder (in shogi, go, etc.)

Formal or literary term

moon; lunar world

つきせかい only; Trademark; Food, cooking

Tsukisekai; pale yellow rectangular sweet (Toyama city specialty)

this world; earthly world; secular society

ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world

this world

passing away; death

dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)

making one's way through life; conduct of one's life

heir; successor

new century

all ages; eternity

little shop; small shop; small store

しょうてん only; Humble

my shop

こみせ only; Historical term

low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel

こみせ only

passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)

other worlds

this world; life

for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages

being alive; living

worldly wisdom; gumption

stingy person

intergenerational

gambler; yakuza; person without a legitimate job

misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko