1. seat; place
全員が座に着くと、会議が始まった。Once everyone had taken their seats, the meeting began.
2. position; status
実力で部長の座を奪います。I will take the position of department head by my own ability.
3. gathering; party; company; atmosphere (of a gathering)
これが、ひどく喜ばれて、座が盛り上がった。This went down extremely well, and the gathering livened up.
4. stand; pedestal; platform
5. trade guild
6. attaches to the names of constellations
冬の夜はカシオペア座がよく見える。Cassiopeia is easy to see on winter nights.
7. attaches to the names of theatres, cinemas and theatrical troupes
明治座で芝居を見た。I saw a play at the Meijiza theater.
8. counter for theatres, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs