stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
river which often overflows its banks
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to appease; to suppress; to calm
local Shinto deity; tutelary god
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
torii; Shinto shrine archway
town originally built around a temple or shrine
please (give me); please (do for me)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
river management; river improvement; flood control
eastern part; the east (of a region)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
agricultural community; farm village; rural
chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
main cause; primary factor
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
land owned by a Shinto shrine
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
rule; reign; government; governing
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
ballast; heavy material placed low to improve a vessel's stability; ballast; crushed stone, gravel, etc. used on a roadbed or railway track
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess