Alternative spelling of 部曲

(of feudal Japan) Clipping of 礼部省 (Reibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”). / (of feudal Japan) Synonym of 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”) (designation by the Chinese)

Clipping of 六十六部 (rokujūrokubu, “Buddhist pilgrimage involving carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to sacred sites in 66 provinces”).

(collective, history, government, of feudal China) the Six Ministries

(of feudal Japan) Synonym of 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”) (designation by the Chinese) / (of pre-modern Japan) Clipping of 工部省 (Kōbushō, “Ministry of Public Works”).

(obsolete) Intermountain Region (a region of the United States)

(professional) storyteller, raconteur / (historical) narrator in early imperial court

reporting, communicating, and consulting: an approach to decision-making and the sharing of information in an organization

inside, within (physical location) / between, among / while, during, inside or within a span of time / (when used possessively) one's own, my, our

sooner or later / eventually / before long