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northern part; the north (of a region)

north side; north bank

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

northwest

northeast

north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

going north

north gate

north wind; northerly wind

Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

Norse mythology

north-west

northern extremity

North America

northwestern part; the northwest

northeastern part; the northeast

north coast; north bank

North-Star

Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

northernmost

northern extremity

Taipei (Taiwan)

Northern Court (of Japan; 1336-1392); Northern Dynasty; Northern Dynasties (of China; 420-589)

north latitude

extreme north; North Pole

northernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)

northern cliff

North China

north of; and northward

north-northwest

northern sky

north face; north side; the north; facing north

North China

northern army (e.g. in a civil war; esp. the Union Army during the American Civil War)

northern waters

proceeding north

north-northeast; north-north-east

north of the capital; northern part of Kyoto

east-northeast; ENE

northern limit

North American continent

west-northwest

north of a lake; north of Lake Biwa

Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

Hebei Province (China)

Northern Song dynasty (China, 960-1127)

Hokurikudō; one of the seven districts of ancient Japan; highway running through the Hokuriku region

the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow

northern region; the north

Mt. Hiei; Enryaku-ji

North Manchuria

Hubei Province (China)

person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite

Boxer Rebellion (1889-1901); North China Incident

due north

Northern European (person); Nordic person; Scandinavian

Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect

Northern Wei dynasty (of China; 386-535)

Northern Zhou dynasty (of China; 557-581); Northern Chou dynasty

Arctic Ocean

to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)

constant travelling; constant traveling; being on the move; restless wandering

United States of America

north central region

northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)

bombing North (Vietnam)

Nordic countries; Scandinavian countries

northern half

flowing north (e.g. of a river)

Northeast Asia

northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)

Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake

Beiyang Army

northern-sea fisheries

southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)

Gyeongsangbuk-do (South Korea); North Gyeongsang Province

North Korea

Northwest Passage (sea route along the north coast of Canada)

along the north coast; along the northern sea shore

fleeing from North Korea

great authority; eminent person; luminary; (lit.) Mount Tai and the Big Dipper

compass north

Scandinavian design

sending to North Korea; sending north

Chungcheongbuk-do (South Korea); North Chungcheong Province

Marco Polo Bridge Incident (1937)

Jeollabuk-do (South Korea); North Jeolla Province

route skirting the Tian Shan Mountains to the north; region north of the Tian Shan Mountains

Northern California

north magnetic pole

Northern Qi dynasty (of China; 550-577); Northern Ch'i dynasty

magnetic north

Northern Di people; northern barbarians; Zhou dynasty term used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the north

American Indian; native American

Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake

Holarctic (region)

Protectorate General of Beiting; Tang-period Chinese office established in Xinjiang in 702 CE

Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)

northern pavilion of a house; mother

the Big Dipper seen on a winter night

attacking in all directions

Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)