brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
centre line; center line; central line
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
Island; insula; island; islet
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
regarding highly; attaching importance to
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
bow shape; arc; arch; segment (of a circle)
to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead