[しょうわ, shouwa] (n) Showa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); (P) #133
[へいせい, heisei] (n) Heisei era (1989.1.8- ); (P) #152
[だい, dai] (n) (1) substitution; (2) material; (3) price; (4) margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (5) (arch) (See 段) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.) #376
[めいじ, meiji] (n) Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30); (P) #382
[たいしょう, taishou] (n) Taisho era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); (P) #973
[しん, shin] (n) Qing (dynasty of China, 1616-1912); Ch'ing #1295
[すじ, suji] (n) (1) muscle; tendon; sinew; (2) vein; artery; (3) fiber; fibre; string; (4) line; stripe; streak; (5) (See 筋が通る) reason; logic; (6) plot; storyline; (7) lineage; descent; (8) school (e.g. of scholarship or arts); (9) aptitude; talent; (10) source (of information, etc.); circle; channel; (11) well-informed person (in a transaction); (12) logical move (in go, shogi, etc.); (13) ninth vertical line (shogi); (14) seam on a helmet; (15) (abbr) (See 筋蒲鉾) gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.); (16) (arch) social position; status; (n-suf, n, adj-no) (17) on (a river, road, etc.); along; (suf, ctr) (18) counter for long thin things; (19) (arch) (Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency); (P) #3255
[だいしんさい, daishinsai] (n) (1) great earthquake (disaster); (2) (abbr) (See 関東大震災) Great Kanto earthquake of 1923; (P) #4631
[たいへいようせんそう, taiheiyousensou] (n) Pacific War (1941-1945); (P) #5601
[あげる, ageru] (v1, vt) (1) (See 手を挙げる・1) to raise; to elevate; (2) (See 髪を上げる) to do up (one's hair); (3) to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.); (4) to land (a boat); (5) (揚げる only) to deep-fry; (6) to show someone (into a room); (7) (揚げる only) (uk) to summon (for geishas, etc.); (8) to send someone (away); (9) to enrol (one's child in school) (enroll); (10) to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); (11) (See 声を上げる) to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice); (12) to earn (something desirable); (13) to praise; (14) (usu. 挙げる) to give (an example, etc.); to cite; (15) (usu. 挙げる) to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.); (16) (挙げる only) to arrest; (17) (挙げる only) to nominate; (18) (pol) to give; (19) to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.); (20) to bear (a child); (21) (usu. 挙げる) to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding); (v1, vi) (22) (of the tide) to come in; (v1, vi, vt) (23) to vomit; (aux-v) (24) (uk) (pol) (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else); (25) (See 作り上げる) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete; (26) (hum) (See 申し上げる・2) used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility; (P) #5990
[こくみんとう, kokumintou] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 立憲国民党) Constitutional Nationalist Party (1910-1922); (2) (See 中国国民党) Guomindang (Chinese Nationalist Party); Kuomintang #7734
[あがる, agaru] (v5r, vi) (1) to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; (2) to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; (3) to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; (4) to get out (of water); to come ashore; (5) (also written as 騰る in ref. to price) to increase; (6) to improve; to make progress; (7) to be promoted; to advance; (8) to be made (of profit, etc.); (9) to occur (esp. of a favourable result); (10) (often as 〜で上がる) to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); (11) to be finished; to be done; to be over; (12) (of rain) to stop; to lift; (13) to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; (14) to win (in a card game, etc.); (15) (挙がる only) to be arrested; (16) (挙がる only) to turn up (of evidence, etc.); (17) (揚がる only) to be deep fried; (18) to be spoken loudly; (19) to get stage fright; (20) to be offered (to the gods, etc.); (21) (hum) to go; to visit; (22) (hon) to eat; to drink; (23) (esp. 挙がる) to be listed (as a candidate); (24) to serve (in one's master's home); (25) (in Kyoto) to go north; (suf, v5r) (26) (See 出来上がる・1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) indicates completion; (P) #7851
[しんさい, shinsai] (n) (1) earthquake disaster; (2) (abbr) (See 関東大震災) Great Kanto Earthquake (1923); (P) #8711
[ずい, zui] (n) Sui (dynasty of China, 581-619 CE) #10014
[だいどう, daidou] (exp) (1) largely the same; (n) (2) Daidou era (806.5.18-810.9.19); (P) #10016
[しゃかく, shakaku] (n) (1) (obs) shrine ranking (abolished in 1946); (2) company ranking #10936
[おちる, ochiru] (v1, vi) (1) to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money); (2) to be omitted; to be missing; (3) to decrease; to sink; (4) to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.); (5) to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind; (6) to become indecent (of a conversation); (7) to be ruined; to go under; (8) (See 狐が落ちる・きつねがおちる) to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list); (9) to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession; (10) to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick); (11) to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee; (12) to fall; to be defeated; to surrender; (13) to come to (in the end); to end in; (14) (See 恋に落ちる・こいにおちる, 眠りに落ちる・ねむりにおちる) to fall (in love, asleep, etc.); (15) to swoon (judo); (16) (See 腑に落ちない・ふにおちない) to consent; to understand; (17) { comp } to crash; to freeze; (18) (of animals) to die; (19) (of fish when it gets cold) to move to the depths; (P) #11304
[しょうじ, shouji] (n) Shouji era (1199.4.27-1201.2.13) #12077
[ぶんきゅう, bunkyuu] (n) Bunkyuu era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20) #12792
[かんとうだいしんさい, kantoudaishinsai] (n) Great Kanto earthquake of 1923 #14528
[すうみついん, suumitsuin] (n) (Japanese) Privy Council (abolished in 1947) #15462
[ぶんち;ぶんじ, bunchi ; bunji] (n) (1) civil administration; (2) (ぶんじ only) Bunji era (1185.8.14-1190.4.11) #17132
[かける, kakeru] (v1, vt) (1) (See 壁にかける) to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag); (2) (See 腰を掛ける) to sit; (aux-v, v1) (3) to be partway (verb); to begin (but not complete); (4) (See 時間を掛ける) to take (time, money); to expend (money, time, etc.); (5) (See 電話を掛ける) to make (a call); (6) to multiply; (7) (See 鍵を掛ける) to secure (e.g. lock); (8) (See 眼鏡を掛ける) to put on (glasses, etc.); (9) to cover; (10) (See 迷惑を掛ける) to burden someone; (11) (See 保険を掛ける) to apply (insurance); (12) to turn on (an engine, etc.); to set (a dial, an alarm clock, etc.); (13) to put an effect (spell, anaesthetic, etc.) on; (14) to hold an emotion for (pity, hope, etc.); (15) (also 繋ける) to bind; (16) (See 塩をかける) to pour (or sprinkle, spray, etc.) onto; (17) (See 裁判に掛ける) to argue (in court); to deliberate (in a meeting); to present (e.g. idea to a conference, etc.); (18) to increase further; (19) to catch (in a trap, etc.); (20) to set atop; (21) to erect (a makeshift building); (22) to hold (a play, festival, etc.); (aux-v) (23) (See 話し掛ける) (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone); (P) #18130
[しほうしょう, shihoushou] (n) (See 法務省) Ministry of Justice (1871-1948 CE) #18589
[karifu ; harifa] (n) caliph; chief civil and religious Muslim ruler (prior to 1924) #19267
[せんきゅうひゃくはちじゅうにねんけんぽう, senkyuuhyakuhachijuuninenkenpou] (n) Constitution Act, 1982 (part of the Canadian Constitution)
[エーエーかいぎ, e-e-kaigi] (n) (See アジアアフリカ会議) Afro-Asian Conference (1955)
[エヌピーオーほう, enupi-o-hou] (n) (See 特定非営利活動促進法) the NPO Law (1998); Law Concerning the Promotion of Specific Non-Profit Organization Activities
[ピーエルきょうだん, pi-eru kyoudan] (n) (See パーフェクトリバティー教団) Church of Perfect Liberty (religious group founded in Japan in 1924)
[アイヌしんぽう, ainu shinpou] (n) New Ainu Law (passed in 1997, aiming at promoting and protecting Ainu culture)
[アジアアフリカかいぎ, ajiaafurika kaigi] (n) Asian-African Conference (1955); Afro-Asian Conference
[アジアたいへいようせんそう(アジア太平洋戦争);アジア・たいへいようせんそう(アジア・太平洋戦争), ajia taiheiyousensou ( ajia taiheiyousensou ); ajia . taiheiyousensou ( ajia . taih] (n) (See 十五年戦争, 太平洋戦争) Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945)
[イタリアトルコせんそう, itariatoruko sensou] (n) (See 伊土戦争) Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912)
[inabaua-] (n) Ina Bauer (figure skating technique first performed in 1957 by West German skater Ina Bauer); (P)
[イランイラクせんそう, iran'iraku sensou] (n) Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
[インドシナせんそう, indoshina sensou] (n) (See ベトナム戦争) (first) Indochina War (1946-1954)
[ウェストミンスターけんしょう, uesutominsuta-kenshou] (n) Statute of Westminster (1931)
[uddosutokkufesuteibaru] (n) Woodstock Music and Art Festival (1969)
[oirushokku] (n) oil crisis, es. 1973 OPEC oil crisis (wasei
[オペロンせつ, operon setsu] (n) operon theory (Jacob & Monod, 1961)
[オリンピックけいき, orinpikku keiki] (n) economic boom created by the Tokyo Olympic Games (1962-1964)
[カネミゆしょう, kanemi yushou] (n) Kanemi rice oil disease (of 1968); Kanemi oil PCB poisoning
[カネミゆしょうじけん, kanemi yushoujiken] (n) Kanemi rice oil disease incident (of 1968)
[gankuro] (n) darkly tanned face (fashionable among trendy young people ca. 1999-2000)
[キューバきき, kyu-ba kiki] (n) Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)
[gu-ragu ; guragu] (n) Gulag (Soviet Union labor camp from 1930-1955)
[サンフランシスコこうわじょうやく, sanfuranshisuko kouwajouyaku] (n) (See 対日講和条約) Treaty of San Francisco; Treaty of Peace with Japan (Sept. 8, 1951)
[シーメンスじけん, shi-mensu jiken] (n) Siemens scandal (1914)
[shinborizumu ; sanborisumu] (n) (See 象徴主義) symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
[ジェノサイドじょうやく, jienosaido jouyaku] (n) Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (United Nations, 1948)