end of a century / end of an era; fin de siècle / (chiefly fiction) end of the world

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

Kyūjitai form of 末広, a male given name

第三ビール: “third-category beer” not classified as beer in the Japanese tax code

Alternative spelling of 蚊帳吊草 (“lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria)”)

Alternative spelling of 蚊帳吊草 (“lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus iria)”)

lesser rice flat sedge (Cyperus microiria)

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

Literally, "Neighbors nearby over family far away." People often rely more on unrelated people close to them rather than family who are living far away, in particular during times of disaster.

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