eastern part; the east (of a region)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to lie deep in; to extend far back
exit; way out; outlet; vent
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; family crest featuring a ring of bamboo with a sparrow in the middle
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to flutter in the wind; to wave in the wind
design (on a banner); emblem (on a flag); insignia; banner (e.g. of democracy); slogan; cause
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
round stone; pebble; boulder; coccolith
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
waste land; wilderness; moor; field; plain
topography; geographical features
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to push and push; to keep pushing to the end
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (jōseki); standard sequence of moves (esp. in a corner)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
to be prolonged; to drag on; to take a long time; to persist; to linger
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against