jpdb beta

1. bureau; department

2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange

3. affair; situation

4. game (of go, shogi, etc.)

1. court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period)

2. separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period)

3. room for a very low class prostitute

4. very low class prostitute

1. Tsubone