Common Words by Reading

メイ
57.2%
order ②life ③destiny
order ②(software) instruction
life ②(one's) working life ③life force
mission ②task
revolution ②58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
favorite (to win) ②one's heart's desire
special directive ②special mission
to order ②to appoint
いのち
41.5%
life ②lifetime ③most important thing ④paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
life ②lifetime ③most important thing ④paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
putting one's life on the line
narrow escape from death
begging for one's life
water of life ②distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.) ③semen
casting off the drudgery of everyday life and doing as one pleases
this transient life
providential protection
life as evanescent as the dew
to put one's life on the line
ミョウ
1.2%
lifespan ②life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.)
title for high-ranking court ladies
life expectancy (at birth) ②mean lifetime
devoting one's body and soul to Buddhist teachings
one's predestined length of life ②destiny
imperial edict (written in a classical grandiose style)
writing style in the manner of an imperial edict
to make someone understand their fate
knowledge of previous lifetimes (one of the six supernormal Buddhist powers)
devoting one's life to the Buddha
most formal form of a prayer
Others
you (referring to one's spouse or partner)
Susanoo-no-Mikoto (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu)
Nukakawahime no Mikoto (deity)
Saruta Hiko no Mikoto (Shintō god)