天神七代

てんじんしちだい

seven generations of celestial deities

神代

かみよ じんだい

ancient time, age of the gods

神代杉

じんだいすぎ

lignitized Japanese cedar, lignitised Japanese cedar

神代文字

じんだいもじ

ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)

時代精神

じだいせいしん

spirit of the age, zeitgeist

地神五代

ちじんごだい

five generations of earthly deities

親代代

おやだいだい

inheritance

代

しろ だい よ

generation, age, reign

世代交代

せだいこうたい

alternation of generations

先祖代代

せんぞだいだい

ancestral, hereditary, generation after generation, passing from father to son

千代万代

ちよよろずよ

for ever and ever, (through) eternity, countless ages, till the end of time

交代交代

こうたいごうたい

taking turns

代表代行

だいひょうだいこう

acting leader (usu. of a party)

代代伝わる

だいだいつたわる

to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation

リース代

リースだい

cost for leasing

代案

だいあん

alternate plan

代子

だいし

godchild

五代

ごだい

Five Dynasties (of Chinese history)

往代

おうだい

ancient times, times of old, time long since passed