bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
chief; main; principal; important
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese
pull; patronage; tug; discount
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
writing (e.g. as a profession)