mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
Yangzhou (China); Yangchow
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
Zipangu (the name for Japan used by Marco Polo)
failure; mistake; blunder
to head home; to leave for home
this occasion; at this time; now
(navigable) canal; waterway
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
so (condensed milk product eaten in ancient Japan); Soviet Union
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
Song dynasty (of China; 960-1279); Sung dynasty
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
factory; plant; mill; workshop
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
consumption; expenditure; spending
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling
hollow; cavity; hole; cave