一生

Meaning

1. nadj-noadv
   whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
2. adj-no
   (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

Example sentences

• 常人なら一生かかっても無理だろうが、本気になった蓮の前では、普通のシリンダー錠と大差ない。

  A normal person might spend a lifetime at it and still not succeed but faced with a determined Ren it was not greatly different from a normal cylinder lock.

• 先進国では虫歯が激減し、自分の歯で一生食べられる人が増えています。

  Cavities have become rarer in the developed countries and more people will be able to eat with their own teeth throughout their life.

• 聞くは一時の恥、聞かぬは一生の恥。

  Nothing is lost for asking.