身みの上うえ

expression, noun

one's circumstances; one's personal history; one's station in life

Refers to a person's overall life situation, background, or personal history, often used when discussing someone's past or current condition.

• 彼かれは自じ分ぶんの身みの上うえを詳くわしく話はなした。

  He talked in detail about his personal history.

• 身みの上うえ相そう談だんを受うける。

  I receive personal-life consultations.

expression, noun

one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

Focuses on what fate or the future holds for a person; often carries a slightly literary or reflective tone.

• 身みの上うえを嘆なげいても仕し方かたがない。

  There's no use lamenting one's lot in life.