[ななころびやおき(七転び八起き;七転八起);しちてんはっき(七転八起;七顛八起), nanakorobiyaoki ( shichi korobi yaoki ki ; shichi ten yaoki ); shichitenhakki ( shi](n) the vicissitudes of life; ups and downs in life; always rising after a fall or repeated failures[Add to Longdo]
[はらんばんじょう, haranbanjou](adj-na, adj-no, n) stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes[Add to Longdo]