the northeast region of Japan, specifically the northernmost six prefectures in Honshu (clockwise from the northermost): 青森県 (Aomori-ken), 岩手県 (Iwate-ken), 宮城県 (Miyagi-ken), 福島県 (Fukushima-ken), 山形県 (Yamagata-ken), 秋田県 (Akita-ken).

planning; a plan; a project

to plan, to put together

North Sea

insufficient / unsatisfactory

to give out, to run short

(archaic) the act of writing of a letter or correspondence / (archaic) the writing in a letter or correspondence, especially the style or appearance

to permit, to allow / to grant legal permission

North Korea (a country in East Asia)

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