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一生, いっしょう
May take 'no', Adverb
1. whole life, a lifetime, all through life, one existence, a generation, an age, the whole world, the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
あなたは、一生勉強しなければならない。
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一生懸命, いっしょうけんめい
Adverb, NA-adjective, yojijukugo
very hard, with utmost effort, as hard as one can, with all one's might, for dear life, eagerly, desperately
もっと一生懸命勉強すべきだったのに。
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万死一生, ばんしいっしょう
yojijukugo
advancing in the face of death, having a narrow escape from the jaw of death
後生一生, ごしょういっしょう
extremely important or once in a lifetime (request), only once in one's lifetime
十死一生, じっしいっしょう
yojijukugo
1. narrow escape from the jaws of death
2. there being barely a chance of escaping death
一生モノ, 一生もの, 一生物, いっしょうもの
May take 'no'
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)
一生もん, 一生モン, いっしょうもん
See 一生モノ
something that will last a lifetime (esp. high quality product)
一生精進, いっしょうしょうじん
Expression, Buddhist term
striving to adopt ascetic practices for one's whole life
九死に一生を得る, きゅうしにいっしょうをえる
Expression, Ichidan verb, Idiomatic expression
to have a narrow escape from death
九死に一生を得たことがありますか。
聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥, きくはいっときのはじ、きかぬはいっしょうのはじ
Expression, Proverb
better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know
子供は３歳までに一生分の親孝行をする, こどもはさんさいまでにいっしょうぶんのおやこうこうをする
Expression, Proverb
children pay back their debt to their parents in full by age 3 (through their cuteness)