‖n. [ Skr. guna quality. ] In Sanskrit grammar, a lengthening of the simple vowels a, i, e, by prefixing an a element. The term is sometimes used to denote the same vowel change in other languages. [ 1913 Webster ]
[おくら;オクラ, okura ; okura](n) (1) (See 蔵・くら) shelving (a play, movie, etc.); closing down; cancelling; canceling; the shelf; (2) rice storehouse of the Edo shogunate[Add to Longdo]
[いっこくいちじょう, ikkokuichijou](n) (1) (possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); (2) establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)[Add to Longdo]
[おうちょうじだい, ouchoujidai](n) (See 武家時代) Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)[Add to Longdo]