めいみゃく
Noun
1.
life, thread of life
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医師たちは、患者の命脈を繋ぎ止めるために全力を尽くした。
The doctors did their utmost to sustain the patient's life.
彼の命脈は、もはや風前の灯火であった。
His thread of life was already a flickering flame in the wind.
この伝統工芸の命脈を絶やさないよう、後継者の育成が急務だ。
To prevent the thread of life of this traditional craft from being severed, fostering successors is an urgent task.
彼の命脈は細く長く続いていたが、ついにその時が来た。
His thread of life had continued thinly and long, but finally the time came.
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