north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
body; group; party; company; troupe
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
duty; function; office; mission; task
individual; private person; personal; private
military personnel; soldier
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
penalty; sentence; punishment
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
power; authority; jurisdiction
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
squad leader; group leader; team leader
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
secret information; intelligence
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...