<p>It's a play on 人生 (jinsei, lit. human life) with スライム生 (suraimusei, lit. slime life).</p>

<p>'Slife' is an accurate portmanteau here. Since it's Slime + Life.</p>

<p>Friends are friends regardless of age. There are more formal words like 友人 (yujin), but how it's used is circumstantial and highly contextual in nature. </p>

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2018-10-14T23:56:12.433Z
You can ask about the nuances over at Japanese.SE, if you are curious.
кяαzєя
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Thank you, @кяαzєя . I posted a follow-up at https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/62197/why-would-a-japanese-adult-be-embarrassed-to-use-the-word-friends .
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кяαzєя
<p>At time code 21:40 of <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime/episode-1-the-storm-dragon-veldora-777519" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Episode 1</a> of <em>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</em>, the protagonist Satoru refers to his new life as a slime as a "slife" (sub).  I'm guessing there was similar word play in Japanese.  Could someone explain what it was?
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/7V3ey.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/7V3ey.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>

<p>Also, just prior to that he had made friends with a dragon, but as a 37-year-old (former) human, seemed embarrassed to use the term "friends".  Does Japanese tend to use a different term than "friend" for adults?  I get the impression Satoru thinks the term would normally be used by kids and teenagers.</p>

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What is Japanese version of the pun word, "slife"? ... and term for adult friend?
# What is Japanese version of the pun word, "slife"? ... and term for adult friend?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-10-14
At time code 21:40 of [Episode 1](https://www.crunchyroll.com/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime/episode-1-the-storm-dragon-veldora-777519) of *That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime*, the protagonist Satoru refers to his new life as a slime as a "slife" (sub). I'm guessing there was similar word play in Japanese. Could someone explain what it was?
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/7V3ey.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/7V3ey.jpg)

Also, just prior to that he had made friends with a dragon, but as a 37-year-old (former) human, seemed embarrassed to use the term "friends". Does Japanese tend to use a different term than "friend" for adults? I get the impression Satoru thinks the term would normally be used by kids and teenagers.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-10-14. Score: 8 | Accepted answer
It's a play on 人生 (jinsei, lit. human life) with スライム生 (suraimusei, lit. slime life).

'Slife' is an accurate portmanteau here. Since it's Slime + Life.

Friends are friends regardless of age. There are more formal words like 友人 (yujin), but how it's used is circumstantial and highly contextual in nature.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2018-10-14): You can ask about the nuances over at Japanese.SE, if you are curious.  
> **username_0** (2018-10-15): Thank you, @кяαzєя . I posted a follow-up at https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/62197/why-would-a-japanese-adult-be-embarrassed-to-use-the-word-friends .  
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