(n)a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood, Syn.Fe, atomic number 26
[じょう, jou](n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P)#111[Add to Longdo]
[むろ, muro](n, n-suf) (1) room; (2) (obsc) wife (of someone of high rank); (3) (obsc) scabbard; (4) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (P)#684[Add to Longdo]
[めい, mei](n) (1) (sometimes written as 生命) (See 生命) life; life force; (2) lifetime; lifespan; (3) most important thing; foundation; core; (4) (arch) paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love); (5) (arch) fate; destiny; karma; (P)#1561[Add to Longdo]
[あなた, anata](pn, adj-no) (1) (uk) (pol) (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males) you (referring to someone of equal or lower status); (2) (貴方, 貴男 only) dear (what a wife calls a husband); (P)#3704[Add to Longdo]
[いきる, ikiru](v1, vi) (1) to live; to exist; (2) to make a living; to subsist; (3) to be in effect; to be in use; to function; (4) to come to life; to be enlivened; (5) to be safe (in baseball, go, etc.); (P)#5092[Add to Longdo]
[せいしつ, seishitsu](n) (1) (See 側室, 本妻) legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); (2) (See 表座敷・おもてざしき) room for receiving guests; (3) (obsc) heir; successor#6568[Add to Longdo]
[おしのび, oshinobi](n) (1) (abbr) travelling incognito (traveling); (2) (See 御忍び駕籠) special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito[Add to Longdo]
[そのひぐらし, sonohigurashi](n) (1) financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; (2) living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time[Add to Longdo]
[endeinguno-to](n) booklet constituting an informal living will (containing wishes regarding one's hospitalization or funeral, and perhaps one's life story, messages to loved ones, etc.) (wasei[Add to Longdo]
[girigirise-fu ; girigiri se-fu](exp) (See ぎりぎり, セーフ) just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); just (barely) OK[Add to Longdo]