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)
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
old name for part of Hyogo prefecture
state capital; provincial capital; county town
autonomous prefecture; autonomous oblast; autonomous community; autonomous province
Manchukuo (Japanese Manchurian puppet state; 1932-1945)
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
state governor; governor of a state
land of the gods; Japan; China
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
provincia; province of ancient Rome
(arch.) Japan; the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
(Russian) maritime provinces
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
Quanzhou (China); Chinchew
state boundary; provincial boundary
Guangzhou (China); Kwangchow; Canton
Jeju (special self-governing province and island in South Korea)
another state; different region
strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu
66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states
Kyushu Tournament (held in Fukuoka in November)
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
state police; provincial police
state-run college; state university
state-run; state-managed; established by a state in a federal system (e.g. US, Australia, India, etc.)
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
federation; federal state; United States of America
the eight Edo-period provinces of Kanto (Sagami, Musashi, Awa, Kazusa, Shimousa, Hitachi, Kouzuke and Shimotsuke)
state resident; people of a state
America (land mass); the Americas
Chikushū (the two former provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo)
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 or provincial election
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
state legislator; member of state parliament; member of a provincial assembly
European campaign (esp. soccer)
administrative reform proposal, involving integration of prefectures into 7 or 9 states
satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)
Tanshū (the two former provinces of Tanba and Tango)
European Economic Community; EEC
satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)
every state; every province
sandy beach; sandbar that projects into the ocean, particularly in a wavy form; designs and objects with a wavy pattern; sweet mochi cake
Hishū (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
European Central Bank; ECB
European Commission (executive of the EU)
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)
Citrus kinokuni (species of mandarin orange)
stranding; running aground
every state; every province
state legislature; state or provincial parliament
European Currency Unit; ECU
the six continents; Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Europe and Australia
European System of Central Banks; ESCB
state or provincial election
European Monetary Fund; EMF
European Monetary System; EMS
European Political Co-operation; EPC
European Atomic Community; Euratom
Treaty on European Union (1993)
Enshū lantern; cylindrical paper lantern
Inshū dialect (spoken in eastern Tottori)
Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe; CFE
European Stability Mechanism; ESM
governor (of province or state); princes; lords
Tungchow Mutiny (1937); Tongzhou Incident
Hōshū (the two former provinces of Buzen and Bungo)
Rikushū (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)
state-run school (e.g. Australia, Brazil); public school; state school
sandbar (in an inlet); sandbank
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica f. variegata); liverleaf
English oak (Quercus robur); pedunculate oak; common oak; French oak
Norway spruce (Picea abies)