hill; height; knoll; rising ground
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
one part; one portion; one section
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
northern part; the north (of a region)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
round stone; pebble; boulder; coccolith
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to need; to demand; to take; to require
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move