Hōtoku era (1449.7.28-1452.7.25)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
Kanshō era (1460.12.21-1466.2.28)
next term; next period; next version; next release
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
rare; exceptional; extraordinary; unique; incomparable; unparalleled
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
Ōnin era (1467.3.5-1469.4.28)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
dying in a lost battle; falling in a lost cause
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
businessman with political ties
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
(arch.) straight; ordinary; common; doing nothing
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack; making another attempt with redoubled efforts
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
property; fortune; assets