Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
Nara period (710-794); imperial court during Nara period
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
meteorological observation
(one's) youth; one's younger days
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Mitsukuri Genpo (1799.10.5-1863.8.1)
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
(divine) providence; dispensation
Mitsukuri Shuuhei (1826.1.15-1886.12.3)
(former) imperial university
(college) president; secretary-general
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
Mitsukuri Rinshou (1846.9.19-1897.11.29)
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
unfashionable; uncouth; unrefined; unpolished; unsophisticated
kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to move (house); to change residence
under the orders of; by order (command)
undergoing training; learning
drill (esp. military); training
(bank) president; greenroom manager (in a theater)
moving; changing residence; change of address
run-down shabby house; (arch.) rag and scrap merchant
whole family; all one's family
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
coexistence; living together
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
straight talk; plain speaking; speaking frankly