... top of the bookcase at the farthest end (of the house, etc.)”migi-no heya the room to the right (of you, this room, etc.)”Checking your comprehension: Suppose that you are working on the first ... hondana-no ue“on top of the bookcase at the farthest end of the room behind this door”If the closer reference points are clear to the listener, you can omit them, of course, as in the following:ichiban ... Eigo-no sensei87For related topics, see also Units 34, 36, and 45.36 The modifier consistently precedes the modifiedIn Japanese, the core element of the sentence the verb—appears at the end of the...