area, zone / climate, latitude

to know, be aware of / to learn, acquire, / to be acquainted with, to know (someone) / (colloquial, in the negative) to care in the least about, to be concerned with,

(archaic) antique, old-fashioned / (colloquial) ancient

ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

earth, dirt / fabric, cloth / (game of Go) territory

Alternative spelling of 物知り: a person with broad knowledge, a knowledgeable person

stem or continuative form of 知る (shiru) [godan]

"civilization and enlightenment" (Meiji-era adoption of Western thinking)

a lawless district, a high-crime area

a colony (region or governmental unit)