circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
picking; collecting; harvesting
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)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
fine product; masterpiece
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
treatment; service; handling; management
sales; selling; marketing
export; exportation; efferent
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
historical context; historical background
based on; built on; made from
future (usually near); prospects
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
source (e.g. of a river); headwaters; origin of something continuous (language, culture, etc.)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
to be found; to be discovered
to that degree; to that extent; that much
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
storehouse; warehouse; godown
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally