for generations;  hereditary;  generation after generation
 thousand years;  very long period;  forever
 ancient time;  age of the gods
 very long period;  forever;  eight thousand years
 life;  lifetime;  age;  era;  reign;  rule
 thousands of years;  eternity;  all generations
 Imperial reign;  Kimigayo (Japanese national anthem)
 decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
 seven generations of (celestial) gods
 glorious reign of the Emperor
 (Japanese) imperial succession
 curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
 for ever and ever;  (through) eternity;  countless ages;  till the end of time
 highly-esteemed emperor's reign
 for millennia and millennia;  for years and years;  forever and ever