northern part; the north (of a region)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
north wind; northerly wind
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
northwestern part; the northwest
northeastern part; the northeast
Hokuto; BeiDou Navigation Satellite System
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
extreme north; North Pole; utmost limit; breaking point
northern expedition; military campaign to the north
north wall; north face (of a mountain)
... and northward; in and to the north of ...
Hokushin Ittō-ryū (school of swordsmanship founded by Chiba Shūsaku ca. 1820)
north face; north side; the north; facing north
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
north-northeast; north-north-east
Fist of the North Star (manga series and media franchise; written by Buronson and illustrated by Hara Tetsuo)
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
Northern Expedition (China; 1926-1928)
northern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
Legan Lombarda; northern-based opposition alliance; Northern Alliance
northern region; the north
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
Northern Song dynasty (of China; 960-1127)
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; Hokurikudō; highway running through the Hokuriku region
Mount Hiei; Enryaku-ji (Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei)
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
Nordic person; Scandinavian; Northern European
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
Northern Zhou dynasty (of China; 557-581); Northern Chou dynasty
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
northern foot (of a mountain)
northern part of a prefecture
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
Nordic countries; Scandinavian countries
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
flowing north (e.g. of a river)
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province
Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)
along the north coast; along the northern sea shore
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
Hokkaido University (abbr)
sending to North Korea; sending north
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)
Tohoku University of Art & Design
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
Battle of Hokuetsu (1868)
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
Chungcheongbuk-do (South Korea); North Chungcheong Province
Northern Qi dynasty (of China; 550-577); Northern Ch'i dynasty
Northern Di people (Zhou dynasty term for non-ethnic Chinese to the north); northern barbarians
American Indian; native American
Tōhoku University Research Institute of Electrical Communication; RIEC
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; JAIST
Tohoku Seikatsu Bunka College
Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology; JAIST
Hokusei Gakuen University
Hokuriku Gakuin University
Tohoku Institute of Technology
Hebei University of Technology
Northeast Agricultural University; NEAU
Northeast Normal University
Institute of Fluid Science Tōhoku University; IFS
Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University
Tohoku Pharmaceutical University
Tohoku Fukushi University
Hokusei Gakuen Junior College
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Koeki University; Tohoku University of Community Service and Science
Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Hokuriku Electrical Power
Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering; NEIEP
Tōhoku English Literary Society
Kyoto Hokuto Shinkin Bank
Hokkaido-Tōhoku Development Finance Public Corporation
Protectorate General of Beiting (Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 702 CE)
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
northern pavilion of a house; mother
the Big Dipper seen on a winter night
attacking in all directions
Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)
Sichuan pepper (Zanthoxylum bungeanum)