Metal Sheep (8th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1931, 1991, 2051)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
Kanpō era (1741.2.27-1744.2.21)
Water Dog (59th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1922, 1982, 2042)
benevolent act; healing act
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity
tenth day of the month; ten days
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
store name; shop name; restaurant name
Wood Dragon (41st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1904, 1964, 2024)
twenty-ninth day of the month; twenty-nine days
main school; principal school; this school; our school
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
Water Rat (49th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
Fire Rooster (34th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1957, 2017, 2077)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
thousand years; very long period; forever
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category