auspicious sign; good omen
first year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
annual; yearly; year (e.g. of graduation); nth year (e.g. student); order by year
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
general public; the masses
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(political) administration; political power
destruction; collapse; crumbling
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
person of culture; educated person; highbrow
outside help; help from without; salvation by faith
characteristics of an age
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
sphere; circle; range; category
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)