leadership, the ruling circle

department or faculty of literature

rural district

extracurricular activities; club activities / school club

foreign ministry, (department of) foreign affairs

(school slang) (being a part of) the "going-home club" (i.e. not participating in any after-school clubs)

Kasukabe (a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan)

Clipping of 民部省 (Minbushō, “Ministry of Popular Affairs”).

Alternative spelling of 部曲

(of feudal Japan) Synonym of 式部省 (“Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs”) (designation by the Chinese) / (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of Personnel