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Variations:
一撃のもとに
一撃の下に

see styles
 ichigekinomotoni
    いちげきのもとに
(exp,adv) with a single blow; with one stroke

Variations:
一昨年あたり
一昨年辺り

see styles
 issakunenatari
    いっさくねんあたり
(expression) the year before last (or thereabouts)

Variations:
一本建税率
一本建て税率

see styles
 ippondatezeiritsu / ippondatezeritsu
    いっぽんだてぜいりつ
single-rate tariff (system)

Variations:
一糸まとわず
一糸纏わず

see styles
 isshimatowazu
    いっしまとわず
(adverb) (See 一糸まとわぬ・いっしまとわぬ) stark-naked

Variations:
一糸まとわぬ
一糸纏わぬ

see styles
 isshimatowanu
    いっしまとわぬ
(can act as adjective) stark naked

Variations:
一般ユーザー
一般ユーザ

see styles
 ippanyuuzaa(般yuuzaa); ippanyuuza(般yuuza) / ippanyuza(般yuza); ippanyuza(般yuza)
    いっぱんユーザー(一般ユーザー); いっぱんユーザ(一般ユーザ)
{comp} general user

Variations:
一覧払い手形
一覧払手形

see styles
 ichiranbaraitegata
    いちらんばらいてがた
sight bill; demand bill; demand draft

Variations:
一踏ん張り
ひと踏ん張り

see styles
 hitofunbari
    ひとふんばり
(noun/participle) one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go

Variations:
一途をたどる
一途を辿る

see styles
 ittootadoru
    いっとをたどる
(exp,v5r) (usu. 〜の一途をたどる) to continue (going along some trend)

Variations:
一風変わった
一風変った

see styles
 ippuukawatta / ippukawatta
    いっぷうかわった
(can act as adjective) eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original

一乗寺井手ケ谷エノ木ケ尾

see styles
 ichijoujiidegatanienokigao / ichijojidegatanienokigao
    いちじょうじいでがたにエノきがお
(place-name) Ichijōjiidegatanienokigao

一円を笑う者は一円に泣く

see styles
 ichienowaraumonohaichienninaku
    いちえんをわらうものはいちえんになく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen

一切如來眼色如明照三摩地


一切如来眼色如明照三摩地

see styles
yī qiè rú lái yǎn sè rú míng zhào sān mó dì
    yi1 qie4 ru2 lai2 yan3 se4 ru2 ming2 zhao4 san1 mo2 di4
i ch`ieh ju lai yen se ju ming chao san mo ti
    i chieh ju lai yen se ju ming chao san mo ti
 issai nyorai genshiki nyomyō shō sanmaji
A Vairocana-samādhi, in which the light of the Tathāgata-eye streams forth radiance. Vairocana by reason of this samādhi is accredited with delivering the "true word' which sums up all the principles and practices of the masters.

一寸の光陰軽んずべからず

see styles
 issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu / issunnokoinkaronzubekarazu
    いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず
(expression) (proverb) (archaism) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

一寸の光陰軽んず可からず

see styles
 issunnokouinkaronzubekarazu / issunnokoinkaronzubekarazu
    いっすんのこういんかろんずべからず
(expression) (proverb) (archaism) There isn't a moment to be wasted; Every moment is precious; make hay while the sun shines

一庫レイクサイドゴルフ場

see styles
 hitokurareikusaidogorufujou / hitokurarekusaidogorufujo
    ひとくらレイクサイドゴルフじょう
(place-name) Hitokura Lakeside Golf Links

一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る

see styles
 ichiyouochitetenkanoakioshiru / ichiyoochitetenkanoakioshiru
    いちようおちててんかのあきをしる
(exp,v5r) (proverb) a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come

一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣く

see styles
 issenowaraumonohaissenninaku
    いっせんをわらうものはいっせんになく
(exp,v5k) (proverb) (See 一円を笑う者は一円に泣く,一銭) take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen

Variations:
ひと時(P)
一時(P)

see styles
 hitotoki(p); ittoki(時)
    ひととき(P); いっとき(一時)
(1) (kana only) a (short) time; a while; moment; (n,adv) (2) (kana only) one time (in the past); a period; former times; (3) (archaism) two-hour period

Variations:
十(P)
10

一〇

see styles
 juu(p); too(十, 10)(p); to(十) / ju(p); too(十, 10)(p); to(十)
    じゅう(P); とお(十, 10)(P); と(十)
(numeric) (1) (拾 is used in legal documents) ten; (2) (とお only) ten years of age

Variations:
もう一度(P)
もう1度

see styles
 mouichido / moichido
    もういちど
(expression) once more; again

Variations:
力いっぱい
力一杯(P)

see styles
 chikaraippai
    ちからいっぱい
(exp,adv) with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

Variations:
独り占め(P)
一人占め

see styles
 hitorijime
    ひとりじめ
(noun/participle) monopolising; monopolizing; hogging; having all to oneself

Variations:
精一杯(P)
精いっぱい

see styles
 seiippai / seppai
    せいいっぱい
(1) the best one can do; one's best effort; (n,adv) (2) with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

Variations:
腹一杯(P)
腹いっぱい

see styles
 haraippai
    はらいっぱい
(n,adj-no,adv) (1) full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; (adverb) (2) to one's heart's content

Variations:
110番(P)
一一〇番

see styles
 hyakutooban
    ひゃくとおばん
(noun/participle) 110; the police emergency telephone number

Variations:
ひとり子
一人子
独り子

see styles
 hitorigo
    ひとりご
(See 一人っ子・ひとりっこ) (an) only child

Variations:
ひと舐め
一舐め
一なめ

see styles
 hitoname
    ひとなめ
(noun/participle) (1) (See 舐める・1) a lick; one lick; (2) engulfing (e.g. of fire); enveloping; consuming

Variations:
100倍
百倍
一〇〇倍

see styles
 hyakubai
    ひゃくばい
(adj-no,n) (1) hundredfold; hundred times as much; (adj-no,n) (2) much more (than previously)

Variations:
ひとり親家庭
一人親家庭

see styles
 hitorioyakatei / hitorioyakate
    ひとりおやかてい
single-parent family; one-parent family; single-parent household

Variations:
ヨウ素125
沃素一二五

see styles
 yousohyakunijuugo(you素125); yousohyakunijuugo(沃素二五) / yosohyakunijugo(yo素125); yosohyakunijugo(沃素二五)
    ヨウそひゃくにじゅうご(ヨウ素125); ようそひゃくにじゅうご(沃素一二五)
iodine-125

Variations:
ヨウ素131
沃素一三一

see styles
 yousohyakusanjuuichi(you素131); yousohyakusanjuuichi(沃素) / yosohyakusanjuichi(yo素131); yosohyakusanjuichi(沃素)
    ヨウそひゃくさんじゅういち(ヨウ素131); ようそひゃくさんじゅういち(沃素一三一)
iodine-131

Variations:
四・一六事件
四一六事件

see styles
 yonichirokujiken; shiichirokujiken / yonichirokujiken; shichirokujiken
    よんいちろくじけん; しいちろくじけん
(hist) April 16 incident (arrests of communists and members of other anti-government groups; 1929)

Variations:
女手一つで
女手ひとつで

see styles
 onnadehitotsude
    おんなでひとつで
(expression) (usu. followed by 育てる) (See 男手一つで) single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother

Variations:
男手一つで
男手ひとつで

see styles
 otokodehitotsude
    おとこでひとつで
(expression) (usu. followed by 育てる) (See 女手一つで) single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father

Variations:
雲ひとつない
雲一つない

see styles
 kumohitotsunai
    くもひとつない
(exp,adj-i) cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

コリントの信徒への手紙一

see styles
 korintonoshintohenotegamiichi / korintonoshintohenotegamichi
    コリントのしんとへのてがみいち
First Epistle to the Corinthians (book of the Bible)

ローマは一日にして成らず

see styles
 roomahaichinichinishitenarazu
    ローマはいちにちにしてならず
(expression) (idiom) Rome was not built in a day

上根一法中根七法下根十法

see styles
shàng gēn yī fǎ zhōng gēn qī fǎ xià gēn shí fǎ
    shang4 gen1 yi1 fa3 zhong1 gen1 qi1 fa3 xia4 gen1 shi2 fa3
shang ken i fa chung ken ch`i fa hsia ken shih fa
    shang ken i fa chung ken chi fa hsia ken shih fa
 jōkon ippō chūkon shichihō gekon jippō
one practice for the talented, seven for the middling, ten for the inferior

千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず

see styles
 senkinnokyuuhaikkonoekiniarazu / senkinnokyuhaikkonoekiniarazu
    せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず
(expression) (proverb) to rule a country requires many great men; an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox

単一接続コンセントレータ

see styles
 tanitsusetsuzokukonsentoreeta
    たんいつせつぞくコンセントレータ
{comp} single attachment concentrator

大陀羅尼末法中一字心呪經


大陀罗尼末法中一字心呪经

see styles
dà tuó luó ní mò fǎ zhōng yī zì xīn zhòu jīng
    da4 tuo2 luo2 ni2 mo4 fa3 zhong1 yi1 zi4 xin1 zhou4 jing1
ta t`o lo ni mo fa chung i tzu hsin chou ching
    ta to lo ni mo fa chung i tzu hsin chou ching
 Dai darani mappō chūichiji shinju kyō
Great Dhāraṇī Incantation of One Syllable for the Age of Terminal Dharma

實踐是檢驗真理的唯一標準


实践是检验真理的唯一标准

see styles
shí jiàn shì jiǎn yàn zhēn lǐ de wéi yī biāo zhǔn
    shi2 jian4 shi4 jian3 yan4 zhen1 li3 de5 wei2 yi1 biao1 zhun3
shih chien shih chien yen chen li te wei i piao chun
Actual practice is the sole criterion for judging truth (item from Deng Xiaoping theory, from 1978)

盆と正月が一緒に来たよう

see styles
 bontoshougatsugaisshonikitayou / bontoshogatsugaisshonikitayo
    ぼんとしょうがつがいっしょにきたよう
(exp,adj-na) (idiom) to be as busy as a bee; like Christmas and a birthday feast rolled into one

精神一到何事か成らざらん

see styles
 seishinittounanigotokanarazaran / seshinittonanigotokanarazaran
    せいしんいっとうなにごとかならざらん
(expression) (proverb) where there is a will, there is a way

聖救度佛母二十一種禮讚經


圣救度佛母二十一种礼讚经

see styles
shèng jiù dù fó mǔ èr shí yī zhǒng lǐ zàn jīng
    sheng4 jiu4 du4 fo2 mu3 er4 shi2 yi1 zhong3 li3 zan4 jing1
sheng chiu tu fo mu erh shih i chung li tsan ching
 Shō kudo butsumo nijūisshu raisan gyō
Twenty-One Hymns to the Rescuer Saint Tārā, Mother of Buddhas

金剛峯樓閣一切瑜伽瑜祇經


金刚峯楼阁一切瑜伽瑜祇经

see styles
jīn gāng fēng lóu gé yī qiè yú jiā yú qí jīng
    jin1 gang1 feng1 lou2 ge2 yi1 qie4 yu2 jia1 yu2 qi2 jing1
chin kang feng lou ko i ch`ieh yü chia yü ch`i ching
    chin kang feng lou ko i chieh yü chia yü chi ching
 Kongōbu rōkaku issai yuga yugi kyō
Pavilion of Vajra Peak and all its Yogas and Yogins

Variations:
一寸(rK)
鳥渡(rK)

see styles
 chotto(p); choto; chotto; choito; chotto
    ちょっと(P); ちょと; チョット; ちょいと; チョッと
(adverb) (1) (kana only) a little; a bit; slightly; (adverb) (2) (kana only) just a minute; for a moment; briefly; (adverb) (3) (kana only) somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite; (adverb) (4) (kana only) (before a verb in negative form) (not) easily; (not) readily; (interjection) (5) (kana only) hey!; come on; excuse me; (expression) (6) (kana only) thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible

Variations:
一緒(P)
一しょ(io)

see styles
 issho
    いっしょ
(adv,n,adj-no) (1) (See 御一緒) together; (adv,n,adj-no) (2) at the same time; (adv,n,adj-no) (3) same; identical

Variations:
一緒(P)
一しょ(sK)

see styles
 issho
    いっしょ
(1) (usu. adverbially as 〜に) (doing) together; (2) one lump; one mixture; the same category; (adj-no,n) (3) the same; identical; (4) (usu. adverbially as 〜に) (at) the same time

Variations:
一粒
1粒
ひと粒(sK)

see styles
 hitotsubu; ichiryuu / hitotsubu; ichiryu
    ひとつぶ; いちりゅう
one grain; one drop; one bead

Variations:
一角
一廉
一かど(sK)

see styles
 hitokado; ikkado
    ひとかど; いっかど
(adj-no,n) (1) (kana only) considerable; decent; respectable; full-fledged; fully fledged; (adverb) (2) (kana only) suitably; reasonably; (3) (obsolete) one matter; one field

Variations:
一句詠む
一句よむ(sK)

see styles
 ikkuyomu
    いっくよむ
(exp,v5m) to compose a poem (esp. haiku)

Variations:
一意専心
一意摶心(rK)

see styles
 ichiisenshin / ichisenshin
    いちいせんしん
(adv,n,adj-no) (yoji) single-mindedly; wholeheartedly; with all one's heart; with one's heart and soul

Variations:
一族郎党
一族郎等(rK)

see styles
 ichizokuroutou; ichizokuroudou / ichizokuroto; ichizokurodo
    いちぞくろうとう; いちぞくろうどう
(yoji) one's family and followers; one's whole clan

Variations:
一次関数
1次関数(sK)

see styles
 ichijikansuu / ichijikansu
    いちじかんすう
{math} linear function

Variations:
一炊の夢
一炊之夢(rK)

see styles
 issuinoyume
    いっすいのゆめ
(exp,n) empty dream

Variations:
一番星
いちばん星(sK)

see styles
 ichibanboshi
    いちばんぼし
first star of the evening (esp. Venus); evening star

Variations:
一目瞭然
一目了然(rK)

see styles
 ichimokuryouzen / ichimokuryozen
    いちもくりょうぜん
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (yoji) obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

Variations:
一視同仁
一視同人(sK)

see styles
 isshidoujin / isshidojin
    いっしどうじん
(yoji) loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence

Variations:
一味違う(P)
ひと味違う

see styles
 hitoajichigau
    ひとあじちがう
(exp,v5u) to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

Variations:
一生懸命(P)
一生けん命

see styles
 isshoukenmei / isshokenme
    いっしょうけんめい
(adj-na,n-adv,n) (yoji) (See 一所懸命) very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life

Variations:
一差し
一指し
一差
一指

see styles
 hitosashi
    ひとさし
one dance; one game (e.g. of shogi)

Variations:
一つずつ
一つづつ
一つ宛

see styles
 hitotsuzutsu(tsuzutsu, tsu宛); hitotsuzutsu(tsuzutsu, tsu宛)
    ひとつずつ(一つずつ, 一つ宛); ひとつづつ(一つづつ, 一つ宛)
(adv,adj-no) (See ずつ) one by one; one each; one at a time

Variations:
一夜漬け
一夜漬
一夜づけ

see styles
 ichiyazuke
    いちやづけ
(noun/participle) (1) last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (2) (original meaning) (vegetables) salted just overnight

Variations:
一度だけ
1度だけ
一度丈

see styles
 ichidodake
    いちどだけ
(expression) only once

Variations:
一揃い
一そろい
ひと揃い

see styles
 hitosoroi
    ひとそろい
a set; a suit

Variations:
一生モノ
一生もの
一生物

see styles
 isshoumono / isshomono
    いっしょうもの
(noun - becomes adjective with の) something that will last a lifetime (esp. high-quality products)

Variations:
一般ゴミ
一般ごみ
一般塵

see styles
 ippangomi(般gomi); ippangomi(般gomi, 般塵)
    いっぱんゴミ(一般ゴミ); いっぱんごみ(一般ごみ, 一般塵)
(See 一般廃棄物) domestic waste; general waste; non-industrial waste

Variations:
一も二もなく
一も二も無く

see styles
 ichimonimonaku
    いちもにもなく
(adverb) unhesitatingly

Variations:
一丁目一番地
1丁目1番地

see styles
 icchoumeichibanchi / icchomechibanchi
    いっちょうめいちばんち
(exp,n) (idiom) first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; plot 1, block 1

Variations:
一人カラオケ
独りカラオケ

see styles
 hitorikaraoke
    ひとりカラオケ
(noun/participle) (doing) karaoke by oneself

Variations:
一呼吸おいて
一呼吸置いて

see styles
 hitokokyuuoite / hitokokyuoite
    ひとこきゅうおいて
(expression) after a short pause

Variations:
一対一の通信
1対1の通信

see styles
 ichitaiichinotsuushin / ichitaichinotsushin
    いちたいいちのつうしん
(exp,n) {comp} one-to-one communication

Variations:
一本取られた
一本とられた

see styles
 ippontorareta
    いっぽんとられた
(expression) touché; you've got me there

Variations:
一杯食わす
いっぱい食わす

see styles
 ippaikuwasu
    いっぱいくわす
(exp,v5s) to play a trick on; to cheat; to deceive; to dupe

Variations:
一段落つける
一段落付ける

see styles
 ichidanrakutsukeru
    いちだんらくつける
(exp,v1) to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)

Variations:
一線を越える
一線を超える

see styles
 issenokoeru
    いっせんをこえる
(v1,exp) (idiom) to cross the line; to go too far

Variations:
一般ピープル
一般ピーポー

see styles
 ippanpiipuru(般piipuru); ippanpiipoo(般piipoo) / ippanpipuru(般pipuru); ippanpipoo(般pipoo)
    いっぱんピープル(一般ピープル); いっぱんピーポー(一般ピーポー)
(slang) (derogatory term) (See 一般人) ordinary people

Variations:
一見したところ
一見した所

see styles
 ikkenshitatokoro
    いっけんしたところ
(exp,adv) (See 一見・いっけん・1) at a glance; at first sight

一之瀬のホンシャクナゲ群落

see styles
 ichinosenohonshakunagegunraku
    いちのせのホンシャクナゲぐんらく
(place-name) Ichinosenohonshakunagegunraku

一切祕密最上名義大教王儀軌


一切祕密最上名义大教王仪轨

see styles
yī qiè mì mì zuì shàng míng yì dà jiào wáng yí guǐ
    yi1 qie4 mi4 mi4 zui4 shang4 ming2 yi4 da4 jiao4 wang2 yi2 gui3
i ch`ieh mi mi tsui shang ming i ta chiao wang i kuei
    i chieh mi mi tsui shang ming i ta chiao wang i kuei
 Issai himitsu saijō myōgi daikyō ō giki
Yiqie mimi zuishang mingyi dajiaowang yigui

一次群速度インターフェース

see styles
 ichijigunsokudointaafeesu / ichijigunsokudointafeesu
    いちじぐんそくどインターフェース
{comp} primary rate interface; PRI

一河の流れを汲むも他生の縁

see styles
 ichiganonagareokumumotashounoen / ichiganonagareokumumotashonoen
    いちがのながれをくむもたしょうのえん
(expression) (proverb) (See 一樹の陰一河の流れも他生の縁・いちじゅのかげいちがのながれもたしょうのえん) the events of today are destined by the past; even drawing water from the same river reveals a bond from a former life; even chance relationships can be attributed to the working of fate

一点一画もおろそかにしない

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 ittenikkakumoorosokanishinai
    いってんいっかくもおろそかにしない
(exp,adj-i) (proverb) always dot the i's and cross the t's; don't neglect the slightest detail; be punctilious

一部二十四史,不知從何說起


一部二十四史,不知从何说起

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yī bù èr shí sì shǐ , bù zhī cóng hé shuō qǐ
    yi1 bu4 er4 shi2 si4 shi3 , bu4 zhi1 cong2 he2 shuo1 qi3
i pu erh shih ssu shih , pu chih ts`ung ho shuo ch`i
    i pu erh shih ssu shih , pu chih tsung ho shuo chi
It's a long and intricate story, I hardly know where to start.

Variations:
十一日(P)
11日(P)

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 juuichinichi / juichinichi
    じゅういちにち
(1) eleventh day of the month; (2) eleven days

Variations:
1対1(P)
一対一(P)

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 ichitaiichi(p); ittaiichi / ichitaichi(p); ittaichi
    いちたいいち(P); いったいいち
(adj-no,n) one-to-one; one-on-one

Variations:
ここ一番
此処一番(sK)

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 kokoichiban
    ここいちばん
(exp,n) the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage

Variations:
什一献金
十一献金(iK)

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 juuichikenkin / juichikenkin
    じゅういちけんきん
tithes

Variations:
危機一髪
危機一発(iK)

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 kikiippatsu / kikippatsu
    ききいっぱつ
(exp,n) (yoji) by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment

Variations:
台風一過
颱風一過(sK)

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 taifuuikka / taifuikka
    たいふういっか
(yoji) clear weather after a typhoon has passed

Variations:
心機一転
心気一転(iK)

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 shinkiitten / shinkitten
    しんきいってん
(n,vs,vi) (yoji) changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

Variations:
びた一文
ビタ一文
鐚一文

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 bitaichimon(bita文, 鐚文); bitaichimon(bita文)
    びたいちもん(びた一文, 鐚一文); ビタいちもん(ビタ一文)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime

Variations:
誰一人
誰ひとり
だれ一人

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 darehitori
    だれひとり
(expression) (with neg. verb) (not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

Variations:
10円玉
十円玉
一〇円玉

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 juuendama / juendama
    じゅうえんだま
10 yen coin

Variations:
いっかくじゅう座
一角獣座

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 ikkakujuuza / ikkakujuza
    いっかくじゅうざ
Monoceros (constellation); the Unicorn

Variations:
ひとかどの人物
一角の人物

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 hitokadonojinbutsu
    ひとかどのじんぶつ
(exp,n) someone (important); person of importance

Variations:
ひとかどの人間
一角の人間

see styles
 hitokadononingen
    ひとかどのにんげん
(exp,n) (See 一角の人物) someone (important); person of importance

Variations:
人生一度きり
人生一度切り

see styles
 jinseiichidokiri / jinsechidokiri
    じんせいいちどきり
(expression) (proverb) you only live once; you only have one life

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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