circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
diagonal move (in the game of go)
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
river; stream; River; the ... river
Amu Darya; Amudarya (river)
source (of a river, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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)
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
era; CE (Common Era); AD (Anno Domini)
previous engagement; previous promise
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying