northern part; the north (of a region)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
income; receipts; revenue
district headman; head county official
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
high; noble; refined; advanced
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond
homecoming; returning home
pair; two kinds; two ways
to have meaning; to be meaningful
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
Kokin Wakashū (Heian period collection of poetry)
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
good or bad; right or wrong; for better or for worse; rightly or wrongly
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth