equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
proper; respectable; decent; honest
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
wide difference; a world of difference
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
place; situation; position; location
general; popular; common; typical
agricultural community; farm village; rural
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
river; stream; River; the ... river
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
terrain; geographical features; topography
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
second-hand shop; curio shop
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
at that time; in those days
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole