western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
Nishida's philosophy (foundation for the Kyoto school of philosophy)
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
western hemisphere; the Occident
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
not knowing one's way around; not familiar with the area; not knowing what to do
twilight; western evening sky
Pacific Standard Time; PST
wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month)
East is East, and West is West
long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
European roller (species of bird, Coracias garrulus)
Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola); common pratincole
western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
common house martin (species of songbird, Delichon urbica)
Nishiyama Tennozan Station