east, west, south and north
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
route; way; course; directions
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
La Pérouse Strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin); Soya Strait
in that way; like that; that way
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.); cockspur; calcar; fetlock
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
stirring; rousing oneself
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
business world; business circles
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
pleasant feeling; good vibes
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher