世の習い

よのならい

the way of the world, common occurrence

浮世

うきよ

fleeting life; this transient world; floating world

浮き世

うきよ ふせい

fleeting life, this transient world, sad world

浮世絵

うきよえ

ukiyoe (color print of everyday life in the Edo period) (colour)

浮世草子

うきよぞうし

(Edo-period variety of) realistic literature, popular stories of everyday life in the Edo period

浮世離れ

otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

浮世風呂

The Bathhouse of the Floating World (humorous book by Shikitei Sanba)

浮世絵師

うきよえし

ukiyoe artist

浮世絵風

うきよえふう

of the ukiyoe style

浮世は夢

うきよはゆめ

life is but a dream; this too shall pass; everything is transient

浮き世離れ

うきよばなれ

unworldly, other-worldly, free from worldliness

習い

ならい

as is habit, the way life normally is

習習

しゅうしゅう

gentle breeze

見習い

みならい

learn by observation, apprentice

手習い

てならい

practice writing with a brush

習い事

ならいごと

accomplishment, lesson, practice

習い性

ならいしょう

ingrained habit; second nature

八十の手習い

はちじゅうのてならい

you're never too old to learn

六十の手習い

ろくじゅうのてならい

Never too late to learn