north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
northern part; the north (of a region)
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
east, west, south and north
north wind; northerly wind
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
northwestern part; the northwest
northeastern part; the northeast
north entrance; north exit
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido
northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
extreme north; North Pole
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
American Civil War (1861-1865)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
facing north; northern exposure
north-northeast; north-north-east
north face; north side; the north; facing north
Northern and Southern Courts (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern and Southern Dynasties; Northern and Southern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)
Arctic Circle; the Arctic
northerly (wind); from the north
northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)
Nanbokuchō period (of Japan; 1336-1392); period of the Northern and Southern courts; period of the Northern and Southern dynasties (of China; 5th-6th c.)
Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; NATO
north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
northern region; the north
Polaris (star in the constellation Ursa Minor); Alpha Ursae Minoris; the North Star
Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute
Hokke (northern branch of the Fujiwara clan, Heian period)
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)
the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
lying with one's head to the north (trad. position for dead bodies; taboo for sleeping); brown-lined puffer (species of pufferfish, Canthigaster rivulata)
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
cargo ships that sailed the Japan Sea during the Edo period
Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident
Northern European (person); Nordic person; Scandinavian
Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)
Peking man (Homo erectus pekinensis)
Arctic region; north polar region
person who has fled from North Korea; North Korean defector
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Northern Zhou dynasty (of China; 557-581); Northern Chou dynasty
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
Nordic countries; Scandinavian countries
going north; heading northward
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
flowing north (e.g. of a river)
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
Hokkaido dog; dog breed native to Hokkaido
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province
Convention of Peking (1860)
along the north coast; along the northern sea shore
Sakhalin surf clam (Pseudocardium sachalinense)
north-northeast; north-north-east
Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)
Great Northern War (1700-1721)
polar bear (Ursus maritimus)
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper
era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi
Palearctic (region); Palaearctic
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province
Northern Qi dynasty (of China; 550-577); Northern Ch'i dynasty
Chungcheongbuk-do (South Korea); North Chungcheong Province
sending to North Korea; sending north
Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)
Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties period (China, 220-589 CE)
Director General of Hokkaido Development Agency
northern lights; aurora borealis
legal wife of a regent, of the imperial adviser, or of an official at the Grand Council of State
route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains
Ezo red fox (Vulpes vulpes schrencki)
Northern Di people; northern barbarians; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north
Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis); sweet shrimp; northern pink prawn; red shrimp; Maine shrimp
red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
attacking in all directions
cold wind from the northern uplands
American Indian; native American
era at the turn of 1960s into 70s dominated by grand champions Kitanofuji and Tamanoumi
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
State Minister in Charge of Issues of Okinawa and Northern Territories
Northern Buddhism (as practiced in East Asia)
British North America Act (now known as the Constitution Act 1867)
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
Protectorate General of Beiting; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 702 CE
northern side house (to the rear of a main residence; often home to one's wife)
northern pavilion of a house; mother
the Big Dipper seen on a winter night
Boreoeutheria (clade of placental mammals); Boreotheria; boreoeutherians
Northern Cross (asterism)
pung (or kong) of north tiles when north is both the round wind and one's seat wind (meld)
Northern Limit Line; North Limit Line; NLL; demarcation line in the Yellow Sea between North Korea and South Korea
Beijing dialect of Standard Chinese (as spoken during the Qing dynasty)
North Pacific high; North Pacific anticyclone
Northern Cyprus (de facto state)
true north; geodetic north
Republic of North Macedonia
Beimen Station (Taipei Metro)
northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris)
bowhead whale (Balaena mysticetus); Greenland right whale
Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)
Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus)
Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus)
Arctic wolf (Canis lupus arctos)
Arctic cod (Boreogadus saida); polar cod
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana); North American opossum; tlacuache
northern pika (Ochotona hyperborea)
northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii)
arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
Hokkai shrimp (Pandalus latirostris)