Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
farmer; farming family; farmhouse
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)
common people; ordinary people; masses
Enkyō era (1744.2.21-1748.7.12)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
(written) work; book; writings
golden rule (basic principle ensuring success in some activity)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
permanence; immortality; eternity
wise saying; famous saying
Mencius (372-289 BCE); Mengzi; Mencius (one of the Four Books)
belief that human nature is fundamentally good
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
Gaozi (ca. 420-350 BCE), Chinese philosopher
prudence; discretion; thought
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
life and death; life or death
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
private plan; one's own plan
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake