pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
junior high school student; middle school pupil
measurement error; calculation error
on the sea; surface of the sea
main road; main thoroughfare
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
legislature; legislative body
administrative organ; administrative body; governmental body
judicial branch (of government); judicial organ
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
fishing industry; fishery
national border; provincial border
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
fort; stronghold; fortification
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
accumulation; accumulate; store
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
Mino paper (var. of Japanese paper)
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use