曙貴時代

あけたかじだい

era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions akebono and takanohana ii

曙

あけぼの

dawn, daybreak, beginning

曙色

あけぼのいろ

salmon (color, colour), pink with a yellow tinge

曙草

あけぼのそう アケボノソウ

Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)

曙光

しょこう

dawn, daybreak, first light of day

曙蝶々魚

あけぼのちょうちょううお アケボノチョウチョウウオ

blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)

曙繻子蘭

あけぼのしゅすらん

leafy goodyera (Goodyera foliosa)

貴

き むち

lord, god, goddess, honorific title for deities (and high-ranking people)

貴卑

きび

high and low class

貴覧

きらん

your (visual) observation (respectful)

貴札

きさつ

your letter (respectful)

貴台

きだい

honorific used in company correspondence

尊貴

そんき とうととうと

noble (person)

貴殿

きでん

you (primarily used by men in letters to their male equals or superiors)

貴君

きくん

you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)

貴職

きしょく

you

貴風

きふう

class size of bonsai trees (25-35cm)

貴所

きしょ

your place, you (respectful)

貴方

あんた きほう あなた

you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)