cultivated fields; countryside
village; human habitation; human settlement
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryō system); provincial capital
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
central city; major city (in a region)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
stronghold; fortress; strategic position; key position
supreme; greatest; highest; best
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
land owned by a Shinto shrine; land owned by a company
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
intelligence; intellect; brains
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
high ground; plateau; heights; highlands
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
please (e.g. forgive me); I beg of you; kindly; humbly
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
piling up; multiple layers
mountain range; mountain belt
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)