An'ei era (1772.11.16-1781.4.2)
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
to claim victims; to leave casualties
tuberculosis; TB; concretion
pulmonary tuberculosis (in traditional Chinese medicine); pulmonary tuberculosis
tubercle bacillus; tuberculosis germ
ukiyo-zōshi; Edo-period genre of literature depicting everyday life of the merchant class
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
neurosis; nervous breakdown; mental problem; identity crisis; obsession
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
our country; our land; one's own country
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
probability; likelihood; chances
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to result in death; to lead to death; to be linked with death
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
rising; ascending; climbing
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth