district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
information transfer; information transmission
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
system; institution; organization; organisation
early on; earlier on; from early
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)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
for example; for instance; e.g.
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
issuance (e.g. of a passport); issuing
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
transport; transportation
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
main purpose; primary objective
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
use; utilization; utilisation; application
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull