state (of the US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. of Canada); continent; province (of Japan); province (of ancient China); prefecture
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Ōshū (alternative name of the former Mutsu province)
Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
state capital; provincial capital; county town
federation; federal state; United States of America
land of the gods; Japan; China
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
various states; various provinces
provincia; province of ancient Rome
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
in the state; within the state
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
state governor; governor of a state
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
whole state; all states; every state
state boundary; provincial boundary
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
each state; each province; each county
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
state law (e.g. in the US); state statute
Guangzhou (China); Canton
state-run (i.e. established and managed by a state in a federal system)
Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
another state; another land; another country; foreign country
man born and raised in Kyushu; Kyushu man
state police; provincial police
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
out of state; outside the state
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
state resident; people of a state
Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
the same state; the said state
Yingzhou Island (said to lie in the eastern sea and be inhabited by immortals)
(former) South Manchuria Railway
Kishu (Japanese dog breed)
Manchu person; Manchu people; Manchurian
Kyūshū native; person from Kyūshū
Esshū (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)
Bishū (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
Nōshū (another name for Mino Province)
state government; state office; provincial government; county government
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
European campaign (esp. soccer)
America (land mass); the Americas
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
Enshū school of tea ceremony; Enshū school of ikebana
European Economic Community; EEC
Sekishū school of tea ceremony; Sekishū school of ikebana
state constitution (e.g. in the US)
every state; every province
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
Kantō patrol inspector; Kantō regional inspector
state government building; provincial government building
Hishū (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
European Central Bank; ECB
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe; OSCE
state or provincial election
European Commission (executive of the EU)
state court (in the US, etc.); state courthouse
European Economic Area; EEA
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Kōshū miso; traditional miso of Yamanashi Prefecture fermented using both rice and barley kōji
Kyūshuu Women's University
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
Cheju National University
Inter-American Court of Human Rights
European Court of Human Rights
Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
European Atomic Community; Euratom
Kyushu Kyoritsu University
Kyushu Institute of Information Sciences; HIIS
Kyūshuu International University
Nishikyūshuu University; West Kyushu University
European Nuclear Energy Agency
School of Allied Medical Sciences, Shinshu University
The University of Kitakyushu
Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing
European System of Central Banks; ESCB
Kyushu Institute of Technology
Kyushu Industrial University
European Telecommunications Standards Institute; ETSI
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites; EUMETSAT
Inter-American Development Bank
Enshū lantern; cylindrical paper lantern
Kyushu Institute of Design
Kyūshuuteikyō Junior College
state-run school (e.g. Australia, Brazil); public school; state school
Kyushu University of Nursing and Social Welfare
Kyushu University of Health and Welfare
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
European Computer Manufacturers Association; ECMA
European Trade Union Confederation; ETUC
European Agency for Safety and Health at Work
Kyushu Nutrition Welfare University
Inter-American Press Association
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority; HSBA
battleground state (in US politics); swing state
Interstate Commerce Commission (U.S.); ICC
European Monetary System; EMS
battleground state (in US politics); swing state
European Banking Federation
European Organization for Nuclear Research; Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire (formerly Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire); CERN
Treaty on European Union (1993)
European Political Co-operation; EPC
European Monetary Institute
Kitakyushu Municipal Museum of Art; KMMA
European Monetary Institute; EMI
Enshuu Railroad Tetsudou Line
European Monetary Fund; EMF
Party of European Socialists
European Currency Unit; ECU
European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company EADS NV
European Stability Mechanism; ESM
Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute
Organization of American States (OAS)
European Court of Justice; Court of Justice of the European Communities
state or provincial election
European silver birch (Betula pendula); European white birch
Inter-American Investment Corporation
European Economic Area; EEA
Australian Bureau of Statistics; ABS
Northwest Territories (Canada)
Seven Stars in Kyushu (train)
Inshū dialect (spoken in eastern Tottori)
Rikushū (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Hōshū (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo)
European Commission (abbr)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
English oak (Quercus robur); pedunculate oak; common oak; French oak
governor (of an ancient Chinese province)