from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
level ground; plain; flatland
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
being dotted with; being scattered
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(within a) territory; domains
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
territory; autonomous region
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
position; location; base; point; site
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
compromise; cross; blending; eclecticism
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country