noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suruintransitive verb idiomatic expression not giving up;keeping at it until one succeeds;falling seven times, getting up eight

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) idiomatic expression the vicissitudes of life;the ups and downs of life

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) falling (down);tumbling (down);falling to the ground

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) failure;failing

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period);apostasy

noun (common) (futsuumeishi) batter (construction technique)