the West; the Occident; Western countries
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!
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
all times and places; all ages and countries
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
east, west, south and north
Spain; Spanish (language)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
northwestern part; the northwest
southwestern part; the southwest
western edge (e.g. of city); west side
person from the Kansai region
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
going west; heading westward
Western food; Western-style food
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
middle west; Midwest (United States)
westward trip; trip to the West
south-southwest; south-south-west
westernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
West Germany (1949-1990); Federal Republic of Germany
... and westward; west of
Western civilization; Western civilisation
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
Nishida's philosophy (foundation for the Kyoto school of philosophy)
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
going west; leaving for the west
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; NATO
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
Western Church; Western Christianity
history of the Western world
trans-Atlantic; trans-Atlantic crossing
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
Nansei Islands; Ryukyu Islands; chain of islands extending from southwestern Kyushu to northern Taiwan
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
westerlies; prevailing westerlies
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
western hemisphere; the Occident
Queen Mother of the West (an ancient Chinese goddess)
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
westernization; westernisation
fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
Western civilization; Western civilisation
Spanish-American War (1898)
Western Zhou dynasty (China, c 1046-771 BCE); Western Chou dynasty
watermelon splitting (game)
Saikaidō (alt. name for the Kyūshū region)
Western cultivar; Western variety; Western breed
Western religion; Christianity
not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim
pilgrimage of the Saigoku-Sanjūsansho (33 temples in the Kinki region)
taking a western route; west circuit; travelling the globe westwards; going from east to west
Western Jin dynasty (of China; 265-317 CE); Western Chin dynasty
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
westernization; westernisation
Western Xia (1038-1227); Western Hsia; Tangut Empire; Mi-nyak
southwest Japan (southwest of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
Southwest school (of neo-Kantian philosophy)
western side house (in traditional palatial-style architecture)
thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara)
Xirong; Rong; inhabitants of the extremities of China as early as the Shang dynasty (1765-1122 BCE); (lit.) barbarians to the west
western lands (China, India, etc.); the West
Western Han dynasty (of China; 206 BCE-9 CE); Former Han dynasty
Kyoto-style miso; Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste (esp. used for pickling fish)
Xi'an Incident (involving the arrest and confinement of Chiang Kai-shek, December 1936)
Nishijin silk fabrics; Nishijin brocade
Japan and Spain; Japanese-Spanish
European pear (Pyrus communis)
marine west coast climate
western edge; west margin
Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)
south-southwest; south-south-west
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
horseradish (Armoracia rusticana)
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)
Western classical studies; classics
Iriomote cat (Prionailurus bengalensis iriomotensis)
fish pickled in sweet Kyoto-style miso
Seizan sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
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
silverfish (Lepisma saccharina)
American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius); Western carrot cultivars
Siberia; cake made with layers of sweet bean paste and sponge cake
Western affectations; excessively westernized person; wannabe Westerner
Kyoto-style grilled fish; fish slices pickled overnight in Kyoto-style sweet white bean paste, then grilled
Western Liao (Central Asian Khitan empire, 1132-1211 CE)
common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Imaizumi's horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus imaizumii); Iriomote horseshoe bat
Brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata); pernambuco wood
common juniper (Juniperus communis)
Chinzei sect (of Pure Land Buddhism)
yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
mnemonic for remembering the months with fewer than 31 days (ni, shi, mu, ku, etc.)
English holly (Ilex aquifolium)
Western honeybee; European honeybee (Apis mellifera)
medlar (Mespilus germanica); common medlar; Crataegus germanica
Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica)
checkers (board game); draughts
leek (edible plant, Allium porrum); chive (edible plant, Allium schoenoprasum)
twilight; western evening sky
Japanese-Spanish dictionary
(European) gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
(European) gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa)
worship or admiration of Western cultures
Spanish-Japanese (dictionary, translation, etc.)
buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima)
buttercup squash (Cucurbita maxima)
spider flower (Cleome hassleriana)
memorial rite involving the western sanctum
East is East, and West is West
Protectorate General of the Western Regions; Han-period Chinese office established in East Turkestan in 60 BCE
Protectorate General to Pacify the West; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 640 CE
area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
wind blowing on the day of the Buddhist service held on the day of Buddha's death (15th day of the 2nd month)
westerly wind blowing around the time of the spring equinox
Atlantic Standard Time; AST
pung (or kong) of west tiles when west is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
Pacific Standard Time; PST
west wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of west wind tiles
flowing west (e.g. of a river)
Western saying; Western proverb
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China)
Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (China)
Western Wei dynasty (of China; 535-557)
Westward movement (westward expansion of United States territory)
Nishiyama Tennozan Station
Eurasian hazel (Corylus avellana)
European roller (species of bird, Coracias garrulus)
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salmar)
Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus)
common house martin (species of songbird, Delichon urbica)
Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica)
sweet cherry (Prunus avium); mazzard
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
lemon balm (Melissa officinalis); sweet balm
Western hydrangea; Hydrangea macrophylla
North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
Eurasian jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
northern bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus); Atlantic bluefin tuna
long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
peppermint (Mentha x piperita)
western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla)
Townsend's mole (Scapanus townsendii)
coast mole (Scapanus orarius); Pacific mole
broad-footed mole (Scapanus latimanus)
Caspian plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)
Hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori)
Atlantic white-sided dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus)
Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis)
collared pratincole (Glareola pratincola); common pratincole
common plum (Prunus domestica); European plum
rapeseed (Brassica napus); rapa; colza
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense); Johnsongrass; Egyptian millet
Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense); Johnsongrass; Egyptian millet
rowan (Sorbus aucuparia); mountain-ash
common bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus); blue whortleberry; European blueberry; bilberry; whortleberry; blueberry
horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum); conker tree