state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
(Russian) maritime provinces
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
federation; federal state; United States of America
state capital; provincial capital; county town
land of the gods; Japan; China
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
provincia; province of ancient Rome
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
state governor; governor of a state
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
state boundary; provincial boundary
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
Guangzhou (China); Kwangchow; Canton
another state; different region
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
state police; provincial police
state-run college; state university
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
state resident; people of a state
Manchu person; Manchu people; Manchurian
Esshū (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America
satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)
Bishū (the three former provinces of Bizen, Bitchū and Bingo)
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
European campaign (esp. soccer)
America (land mass); the Americas
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
European Economic Community; EEC
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
every state; every province
Hishū (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
European Central Bank; ECB
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)
state or provincial election
European Commission (executive of the EU)
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
European Atomic Community; Euratom
European System of Central Banks; ESCB
Enshū lantern; cylindrical paper lantern
state-run school (e.g. Australia, Brazil); public school; state school
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
European Monetary System; EMS
Treaty on European Union (1993)
European Political Co-operation; EPC
European Monetary Fund; EMF
European Currency Unit; ECU
European Stability Mechanism; ESM
state or provincial election
Inshū dialect (spoken in eastern Tottori)
Rikushū (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
Hōshū (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo)
Norway spruce (Picea abies)
English oak (Quercus robur); pedunculate oak; common oak; French oak
governor (of province or state); princes; lords