southern part; the south (of a region)
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
South Pole; the Antarctic; Antarctica
east, west, south and north
southern barbarians (name used in ancient China for non-Chinese ethnic groups to the south); South-East Asian countries (in the late-Muromachi and Edo periods); Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal and their South-East Asian colonies; late-Muromachi and Edo periods); foreign (of goods from South-East Asia and Western Europe); exotic (esp. in a Western European or South-East Asian style); chili pepper; nanban
southern tip; southern end; southernmost part
Nara; Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)
southwestern part; the southwest
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
Southern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Southern Dynasty; Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Nanjing (China); Nanking; pumpkin; squash; Chinese; Southeast Asian
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina
southern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War)
southeastern part; the southeast
south wind; southerly wind; (arch.) summer
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
American Civil War (1861-1865)
handbook; instruction book; manual
Annam (old name for Vietnam)
... and southward; in and to the south of ...
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
southern expedition; military campaign to the south
fried chicken with vinegar and tartar sauce
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
southern mountains; mountains to the south; Mount Kōya (esp. Kongōbu-ji)
bed bug (Cimex lectularius); bedbug
south face; south side; facing south; ascending the throne; ruling (as emperor)
main southern gate (of a temple, castle town, etc.)
south-southwest; south-south-west
Central and South America
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th centuries CE)
Southern Song dynasty (of China; 1127-1279)
south-southeast; south-south-east
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
foreign ship (esp. from Spain and Portugal from the late Muromachi period to the early Edo period); Nanban trade ship
instruction in the ways of love
Christian churches built in Japan in the second half of the 16th century
south wall; south face (of a mountain)
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
roasted or deep-fried fish or meat, marinated in a spicy sauce
imported to Japan by early European traders
southerly (wind); from the south
Nanban trade; Japanese trade with Spain and Portugal (1543-1641)
island in the southern sea (esp. Shikoku)
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
North and South America; the Americas
Confederate States of America
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
Nankaidō (alt. name for the Shikoku region)
flowing south (e.g. of a river)
southern foot (of a mountain)
Antarctic Circle; the Antarctic
noodles with duck meat and Welsh onions
south of the capital; southern part of Kyoto
Chinese rice; foreign rice
Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs
products of the south seas
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
grounds south of a building; southern garden; garden south of the Hall for State Ceremonies (in the Kyoto Imperial Palace)
Milk Dipper; southern dipper asterism (star pattern) within Sagittarius
Huainanzi (ancient Chinese collection of essays)
Chinese fancy mouse (usu. all-white with red eyes)
southern part of a prefecture
Southern Ocean; Antarctic Ocean
going south; heading southward
instruction in martial arts
southern limit (esp. of the distribution of a plant or animal)
street performance in which the performer transforms a specially made bamboo screen into various shapes while chanting an accompanying poem
southwest Japan (southwest of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
Southern Buddhism (as practised in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia)
Southwest school (of neo-Kantianism)
six sects of Buddhism brought to Japan during the Nara period (Sanlun, Satyasiddhi, Faxiang, Abhidharmakosha, Vinaya, and Huayan)
sailing south; southbound
ancient Chinese vehicle with a compass whose needle always pointed south
pung (or kong) of south tiles when south is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
(second) Boer War (1899-1902)
Nanking Incident (targeting of Nanking's foreign properties and residents by Kuomintang troops in March, 1927); Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
Nankai megathrust earthquake
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
Jeollanam-do (South Korea); South Jeolla Province
Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition
Annamese (language); Vietnamese
Shonan train; medium-distance train on the eastern Tokaido Main Line (coloured green and orange)
10th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. B); eighth month of the lunar calendar
sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew; poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in
Gyeongsangnam-do (South Korea); South Gyeongsang Province
Southeast University; SEU
Nankai megathrust earthquake
Antarctic region; the Antarctic; south polar region
Association of Southeast Asia
Association of Southeast Asian Nations; ASEAN
Mercosur; Mercosul; Southern Common Market
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
Union of South Africa (1910-1961)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
Chungcheongnam-do (South Korea); South Chungcheong Province
painted folding screen with scenes of early European visitors to Japan
the whole world; south of the Big Dipper
two-leaf vetch (Vicia unijuga)
palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus); palette surgeon; blue surgeonfish; blue tang
Toyonan Women's Junior College
Seinan Jo Gakuin University
South China University of Technology; SCUT
Nanjing University of Science & Technology; NUST
Nanyang Technological University
Southwest Jiaotong University; SWJTU
Confederate States of America
South American hemorrhagic fevers
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
Nanjing Medical University
area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line
Yunnan Institute for Nationalities; YIN
Nanjing University of Technology
South China Agricultural University; SCAU
South China Normal University
Nanjing Agricultural University; NAU
Nanjing Normal University; NJNU
the seven great temples of Nara (Daian-ji, Gango-ji, Horyu-ji, Kofuku-ji, Saidai-ji, Todai-ji, Yakushi-ji)
Southwestern University of Finance and Economics; SWUFE
Shonan Institute of Technology
Shonan University of Medical Sciences
Nanbōroku (1593 text about the tea ceremony based on the teachings of Sen no Rikyū)
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University; CSEAS
Nichinan Special Needs School (older name style)
Mercosur; Mercosul; Southern Common Market
Nambu dialect (spoken in western Aomori)
Shonan Kamakura University of Medical Sciences
South-East Asian Friendship and Culture Association
British Antarctic Survey; BAS
Southern Buddhism (as practised in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia); Theravada Buddhism
Anan National College of Technology; ACT
Southwest German school (of Neo-Kantianism)
aurora australis; southern lights
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization; SEATO
Antarctic Circle (latitude)
Protectorate General of Annam (Han-period Chinese office established in Hanoi in 622 CE)
Southern Min; Minnan; southern branch of Min Chinese
Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia
Nanking porcelain; chinaware
rand (currency of South Africa)
Nanpin school of Japanese painting (Edo period)
attacking in all directions
Southern Qi dynasty (of China; 479-502 CE); Southern Ch'i dynasty
Odontophoridae (New World quail family of birds)
neginanban; soba in hot broth topped with simmered onions and deep-fried tofu
along the southern coast; along the southern seashore
Shonan Gold (hybrid Japanese citrus)
southern; south; nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
jack-in-the-pulpit; cobra lily (plant of genus Arisaema)
keiskei fetterbush (Leucothoe keiskei); doghobble; dog hobble
Chinese tallow (Triadica sebifera)
Persian carpet flatworm (Pseudobiceros bedfordi); Bedford's flatworm
Sorbus gracilis (species of mountain ash)
reef manta ray (Manta alfredi)
berry catchfly (Silene baccifera); Cucubalus baccifer (former name)
collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
Western European (esp. the Spanish and the Portuguese); (lit.) southern barbarian
south China; southern China
large undertaking attempted in a far-off land