to be born / to come into existence

(historical) The Meiji era: the Japanese era beginning in 1868 and ending in 1912.

a male given name

a grandfather

age, era, period (of time) / the times, spirit of the age / antiquity / a time in one's life, one's days (in college etc.)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

personal, private / secret