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)
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
previous generation; former ages
counter for chairs or seats
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; after all
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
simply; merely; only; solely
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding
two times; twice; two degrees
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
most part; greater part; majority
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
departure; leaving; starting; standing
rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage