5th heavenly stem

thirty-fifth year E11 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1958 or 2018

fifth year E5 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1988 or 2048

fifteenth year E3 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1998 or 2058

fifty-fifth year E7 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1978 or 2038

forty-fifth year E9 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 1968 or 2028

twenty-fifth year E1 of the 60 year cycle, e.g. 2008 or 2068

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

Hundred Days Reform (1898), failed attempt to reform the Qing dynasty

pentose (CH2O)5, monosaccharide with five carbon atoms, such as ribose 核糖[hé​táng]

amyl nitrite

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

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

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

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

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

garrison

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

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

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

Imperial Rescript of 1908