autonomous banner (type of administrative division in Inner Mongolia, China)

meeting / party; function

gathering; meeting / perceive; understand; comprehend / Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)

meet, assemble, gather / mediate

meeting / association / society

(informal) no problem

the Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori, and Shimane)

unthinkable, out of the question

practical question (problem)

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).