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Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9)

imperial lineage from Emperor Gofukakusa to Emperor Gokomatsu

construction camp

Hōtoku era (1449.7.28-1452.7.25)

fried finely minced daikon, great burdock, carrot and shiitake mushrooms wrapped with crumbled tofu in dried beancurd and deep-fried

Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)

word-hunting

Edo-period doctor working at a public clinic

Vairocana

auspicious occasion

violent robber

group (of people)

Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27)

Kanpō era (1741.2.27-1744.2.21)

Shōhō era (1644.12.16-1648.2.15)

Imjin War (1592-1597)

style of temple gate featuring four supporting pillars and a gabled roof

Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)

Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)

there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

dehydration reaction

stylish

directory or book of numbers (e.g. telephone nos)

Kakei era (of the Northern Court; 1387.8.23-1389.2.9)

Chōkyō era (1487.7.20-1489.8.21)

shredded dried plum

Korean person

Shōtoku era (1711.4.25-1716.6.22)

visual confirmation

Wamyōruijushō (famous Heian-period Japanese dictionary)