China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to need; to call for; to require
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
localization; to localize
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
to become well-known; to become common knowledge; to become famous; to be on everyone's lips
originality; distinctiveness; uniqueness; individuality
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
counter for collections or assemblies of flat objects (e.g. CDs, DVDs, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
with these words; while saying
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
turning sideways; landscape orientation
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
basis; based on; conformance; conformity; authority (of); standard
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than