Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
light music; popular music
ensemble (e.g. orchestra, chamber group, etc.); concert
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
war; battle; match; game; competition
great victory; crushing victory
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
overseas travel (to Western countries); going abroad (to study or travel); store operated by a foreigner (in pre-communist China)
Shoukenkoutaigou (1849.5.9-1914.4.11) (empress dowager)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
exit (from a stage); exeunt; leaving; exit
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
many; numerous; various; large number of
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
to grow up; to become an adult
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)