NounEarth Dragon (5th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)

NounEarth Dog (35th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1958, 2018, 2078)

Nounfifth division of the night (approx. 3am to 5am)

NounEarth Tiger (15th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1938, 1998, 2058)

NounEarth Rat (25th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1948, 2008, 2068)

NounEarth Monkey (45th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1908, 1968, 2028)

NounEarth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)

Noungarrison

Nounperson whose physical suitability for conscription in the former Japanese military could not be determined in that year (e.g. due to illness)

NounBoshin War (Japanese civil war between Imperial and shogunate forces; 1868-1869)

NounImperial Rescript of 1908