► 代名詞
あそこ [あそこ] meaning: there rank: 1
☆ あそこに座っているのが私の母だ ⇨ The one sitting over there is my mother (☛ A place away from both the speaker and listener)
☆ あそこのラーメンは美味い ⇨ The ramen there, that restaurant, is very good (☛ A place away from both the speaker and listener)
其処 [(2)そこ] meaning: there rank: 1
☆ そこまでやる必要はないだろう ⇨ You don’t have to take it there, that far
☆ そこまで行くには相当時間が掛かる ⇨ It will take a long time to get there
☆ どこに置けばいいの？そこ ⇨ Where should I put this? There (☛ A place away from the speaker but close to the listener)
其処ら [(2)そこら] [coll] meaning: there rank: 2
☆ ちょっとそこらを散歩してくる ⇨ I will go take a walk around (☛ Literally means “there”, but it does not refer to any particular place)
► 名詞
向こう [(2)むこう] meaning: there rank: 1
☆ 向こうに富士山が見える ⇨ You can see Mt Fuji over there
☆ 風は向こうから吹いている ⇨ The wind is blowing from over there, that direction