1. fleeting life, this transient world, floating world

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

2. sad world, world of grief and worry

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

3. the world of the living, this life, this world, the present world

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

4. (the world of the) red light districts

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)