Vocabulary

noodles made in flat strips

(software) trial version

aquaculture

garden pond

style of garden that features a path around a pond

era name used by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court); unofficial era name

Bank of China

Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora)

Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai); goyoumatsu

Taika era (645.6.19-650.2.15)

Hakuchi era (650.2.15-654.10.?)

Shuchō era (686.7.20-686.12.?); Suchō era; Akamitori era

great treasure

auspicious cloud

Wadō era (708.1.11-715.9.2)

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

mysterious turtle (an omen of good luck)

Tenpyō era (729.8.5-749.4.14); Tenbyō era; Tenhei era

Tenpyō-kanpō era (749.4.14-749.7.2); Tenbyō-kanpō era

Tenpyō-shōhō era (749.7.2-757.8.18)

Tenpyō-hōji era (757.8.18-765.1.7)

Tenpyō-jingo era (765.1.7-767.8.16)

Jingo-keiun era (767.8.16-770.10.1)

Hōki era (770.10.1-781.1.1)

Ten'ō era (781.1.1-782.8.19)

Enryaku era (782.8.19-806.5.18)

Kōnin era (810.9.19-824.1.5)

Tenchō era (824.1.5-834.1.3)

Jōwa era (834.1.3-848.6.13); Shōwa era

Kashō era (848.6.13-851.4.28)

Ninju era (851.4.28-854.11.30)

Saikō era (854.11.30-857.2.21)

Ten'an era (857.2.21-859.4.15)

Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)

Gangyō era (877.4.16-885.2.21); Genkei era

Ninna era (885.2.21-889.4.27)

Kanpyō era (889.4.27-898.4.26); Kanbyō era

Shōtai era (898.4.26-901.7.15)

Engi era (901.7.15-923.4.11)

Jōhei era (931.4.26-938.5.22); Shōhei era