nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
five generations; fifth generation immigrant; gosei; the fifth (e.g. George V)
antiquity; the previous era
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
this world; this life; this generation; present day
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
rule; reign; peaceful times
troubled times; turbulent times
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
this world; everyday world; earthly existence; mundane life
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
the times; an age; a day and age
rare; extraordinary; unparalleled; unparallelled
passing away; death; dying words; death poem (poem written during one's final moments)
worldly affairs; ways of the world
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
transmission from generation to generation
separation of ages; being of a different age
administration; government; conduct of state affairs
successive generations; successive emperors
destiny of the world; course of events in the world
degenerate age; corrupt world
alluvial epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
binding legal effectiveness as to third parties
Edo-period school of Chinese medicine based on post-Jin and Yuan teachings
Charvaka (ancient school of Indian materialism); Lokayata
descent; lineage; bloodline; family tree; genealogy