state capital; provincial capital; county town
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Manchuria; Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
Primorskaya Oblast (Russia)
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
land of the gods; Japan; China
various states; various provinces
provincia; province of ancient Rome
in the state; within the state
state governor; governor of a state
whole state; all states; every state
state boundary; provincial boundary
each state; each province; each county
state law (e.g. in the US); state statute
Inaba (former province located in the east of present-day Tottori Prefecture)
another state; another land; another country; foreign country
state police; provincial police
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
out of state; outside the state
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
state resident; people of a state
the same state; the said state
Kishu (Japanese dog breed)
state government; state office; provincial government; county government
Nōshū (another name for Mino Province)
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
America (land mass); the Americas
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
every state; every province
Sekishū school of tea ceremony; Sekishū school of ikebana
state constitution (e.g. in the US)
state government building; provincial government building
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
state or provincial election
state court (in the US, etc.); state courthouse
Kōshū miso; traditional miso of Yamanashi Prefecture fermented using both rice and barley kōji
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
battleground state (in US politics); swing state
battleground state (in US politics); swing state
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
Rikushū (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Interstate Commerce Commission (U.S.); ICC
governor (of an ancient Chinese province)