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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
east side; east bank
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
Asian people; Orientals
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
all times and places; all ages and countries
east, west, south and north
region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)
eastern gate
eastern expedition
crown prince
Eastern Europe
Kwantung Army (Japanese armed forces in Manchukuo)
eastern army (e.g. in a civil war); Eastern Army (Battle of Sekigahara)
eastern coast; east bank
east end; eastern tip
northeastern part; the northeast
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
east wind; spring wind
East Asia; the Orient
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
southeastern part; the southeast
busying oneself about (something); being on the move; bestirring oneself; on the go; taking an active interest
east longitude
proceeding east
the eastern sky
utter indifference; talking to the wall; praying to deaf ears
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
Tokyo Skytree; broadcasting tower with observation deck in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
north-northeast; north-north-east
going to Tokyo; going east
whole district of Kanto
... and eastward; east of
south-southeast; south-south-east
east-northeast; ENE
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
Near and Middle East
(arch.) warrior from the eastern parts of Japan; eastern barbarians; people east of China (from the perspective of China)
Oriental country; the Orient
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
in all parts of the world; in all countries; anywhere in the world; both in the Occident and the Orient
east-southeast; ESE
ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll up, roll up!
Arab-Israeli Wars (1948, 1956, 1967, 1973)
easternmost
Tokyo-Nagoya Expressway; Tomei Expressway
Great Tokyo Air Raid (March 10, 1945)
Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Tokyo and Nagoya
Tonghak (19th century Korean religious movement)
Tokyo Trials; International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
fifty-three stations on the Tōkaidō (Edo-Kyoto highway in Edo-period Japan)
Oriental medicine; Eastern medicine
Shandong Province (China)
person from Tōhoku; Tōhokuite
Eastern European countries
east face (e.g. of a building)
Mao Zedong thought; Maoist thought; Maoism
flowing east (e.g. of a river)
eastward advance
Tokyo Stock Exchange
the eastern half
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
going east; heading eastward
Dongpo pork; Chinese pan-fried red-cooked pork squares
Eastern philosophy; Asian philosophy
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
Asian history; Oriental history
sailing east; eastbound
the Orient for the Orientals
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
Third Arab-Israeli War (June 5-10, 1967); Six-Day War
Oriental studies; Orientalism
returning to the East
Eastern China
high barometric pressure to the west, low pressure to the east
Yom Kippur War; fourth Arab-Israeli war (October 6-25, 1973)
eastern suburbs
not knowing one's bearings; being disorientated; itinerant monk; pilgrim
facing the east; east face; east side; the east
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
all times and places; everywhen and everywhere
Tonghak Rebellion (of Korea; 1894)
early morning crowing of a rooster; brown domestic fowl (chicken breed)
Eastern Han dynasty (China, 25-220 CE); Later Han dynasty
Middle Easterner (person)
International Military Tribunal for the Far East; IMTFE; Tokyo Trials
northern Tohoku (usually Aomori, Iwate and Akita prefectures)
Eastern Time (US time zone)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
Eastern Zhou dynasty (China, 771-256 BCE); Eastern Chou dynasty
Tokyo dialect (esp. historical)
moving (the capital) east
Eastern Jin dynasty (of China; 317-420 CE); Eastern Chin dynasty
eastern edge; east margin
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
returning to an eastern place (esp. from Kyoto to Tokyo)
Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka
esoteric Buddhism of the Japanese Shingon sect
epitome of Tokyo; miniature Tokyo
along the east coast; along the eastern seashore
barbarians to the east and to the west (from the perspective of old China)
eastward expansion; eastward enlargement
Central and Eastern Europe
Crown Prince's Palace
government of Tokyo Metropolis
East Germany (1949-1990)
Asian Russia
Oriental (zoogeographical region)
the pacific side of Japan; eastern sea; of or about Japan
Oriental orchid; orchid of Oriental origin
Little Tokyo; Japantown
Asian quarters (esp. in Brazil); Asian district
Eastern Catholic Churches; Uniate Churches; Eastern-rite Catholic Churches
First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Eastern Standard Time (US)
Manchukuo dialect; Greater East Asian dialect
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
(baseball) game between Waseda and Tokyo universities
Far East Command; FEC; United States military headquarters in the western Pacific after World War II
eighteen centers of Buddhist learning (of the Pure Land sect in the Kanto region)
Protectorate General to Pacify the East; Tang-period Chinese office established in Pyongyang in 668 CE
easterly wind (e.g. trade wind, polar easterlies)
polar easterlies; polar Hadley cells
Imperial Household Agency employee assigned to the household of the Crown Prince
Tokyo-style accent, widely used in Japan
toilet in a Zen monastery
Northeast Passage (sea route along the north coast of Russia)
Tokyo Foreign Exchange Market yen exchange rate
toilet in a Zen temple
Eastern Wei dynasty (of China; 534-550)
taking pride in something mundane, thinking it is exceptional; (lit.) Liaodong boar
Hawker's least shrew (Sorex minutissimus hawkeri)
Daito flying fox (Pteropus dasymallus daitoensis)
eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus); common mole
eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus)
Lepus brachyurus lyoni (subspecies of Japanese hare)
Asian particolored bat (Vespertilio sinensis)
Tōmi City (Nagano)
Tōon City (Ehime)