sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck); Reiki era (715.9.2-717.11.17)
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to congratulate; to celebrate
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
natural calamity; disaster
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
reset; fresh start; new beginning
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2)
Japan's first circulated coinage (minted in 708 CE)
casting; founding; minting
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
reign; being on the throne
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
Ryakunin era (1238.11.23-1239.2.7)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
diplomatic message sent by a head of state; sovereign letter; book written in Japanese (as opposed to Chinese, etc.); Japanese book; national literature (of Japan)