cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
that year; same year; same age
library; book collection; paperback book
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
construction; architecture (of buildings)
Genbun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27)
one's principal residence; main home
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
new building; new construction
Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
(United States of) America; USA
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
sudden rise; sharp rise; boom; skyrocketing
rice given in charity; donating rice
Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
a new house; a branch family
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)