宣命

せんみょう

imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)

余命宣告

よめいせんこく

telling a patient how long they have left to live; giving a diagnosis of terminal illness

生命体

せいめいたい

life-form

実体宣言

じったいせんげん

entity declaration

宣命を含める

せんみょうをふくめる

to make someone understand their fate, to reason with, to persuade, to deliver an imperial edict (which cannot be refused)

宣言型マクロ命令

せんげんけいマクロめいれい

declarative macro instruction

絶体絶命

ぜったいぜつめい

desperate situation, being driven into a corner, stalemate

宣

imperial order; imperial decree

運命共同体

うんめいきょうどうたい

(in the) same boat, (sharing a) common destiny

知的生命体

ちてきせいめいたい

intelligent life

宣下

せんげ

imperial proclamation

時宣

じせん

time, period

宣撫

せんぶ

pacification

宣ふ

のたまふ

to say, to be pleased to say (hint of sarcasm)

院宣

いんぜん いんせん

imperial command (decree), decree of cloistered emperor

宣明

stating clearly; declaration; proclamation

宣布

せんぷ

proclamation, dissemination, promulgation

宣誓

せんせい

oath, abjuration, pledge

宣旨

せんじ ぜじ

written imperial order (late Heian period)