盛者必衰の理は世の常だ。
The law that the prosperous must decline is the way of the world.
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Peace has finally come to the world.
彼は数々の傑作を世に送り出した。
He sent out many masterpieces to the world.
この世の終末が近いと信じている人々もいる。
There are people who believe that the end of this world is near.
彼は世の推移を諦観していた。
He was observing the changes in the world with resignation/detachment.
戦国の世は、兵馬の絶えることがなかった
In the Warring States period, there was no end to the fighting.
栄枯盛衰は世の習いだ。
Prosperity and decline are the way of the world.
長きにわたる泰平の世が続いた。
A long era of peace continued.
そんなことをすれば、世のそしりを免れない。
If you do such a thing, you won't escape the criticism of the world.
戦争が終わって、ようやく天下泰平の世が訪れた。
The war ended, and finally an era of universal peace arrived.
Usage Notes
Can refer to the physical world, the current era, or human society.
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