along the way; along the road
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
rash; eruption (in response to a skin irritant); influence; crazy about; having an affectation concerning all things surrounding something (esp. a language, a culture, etc.)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
east, west, south and north
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
route; way; course; directions
something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
La Pérouse Strait (between Hokkaido and Sakhalin); Soya Strait
in that way; like that; that way
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
cross-examination; retort; asking in return
spur (of a chicken, pheasant, etc.); cockspur; calcar; fetlock
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
raft; forearm guard (made of thin metal plates); skewered baby-eel kabayaki
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
Aomori (city, prefecture)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
stirring; rousing oneself
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
favoritism; favouritism; discrimination
business world; business circles
advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)