century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle; end of the world (esp. in fiction); apocalypse
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
last century; previous century; ancient times; old times
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
law and order; (official) discipline
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
travel writing; travel piece; traveller's journal; traveler's journal
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jimmu's reign in 660 BCE
true account; authentic record; history
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Empire Day (February 11th; national holiday held from 1872 to 1948)
relic from an earlier age; something extremely outmoded; museum piece
age of a young lady who is at the peak of her (sexual) attractiveness; marriageable age (of a young lady); sweet sixteen
Kishu (Japanese dog breed)
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
annals-biographies form (of historical writing)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (media franchise)
calendar era; year numbering system used by a calendar
years (since the start of an era)
tertiary layer; tertiary formation
decay (decline, corruption) of public morals; moral decadence
rules which officials must follow
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America; PNAS
laxity in official discipline; civil service corruption
ballad found in the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki
Holocene Era (calendar year numbering system); Human Era
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
Kisei Main Line (Wakayama-Mie railway)
millennials; millennial generation
lack of (slackness in) military discipline; demoralization
laxity in official discipline; public order being in disarray