a placename

(historical, obsolete) a co-chieftain in ancient Japan who protected distant lands

official position, post / executive position

charge of, end, responsibility for an area of work / one who is in charge / (host industry) host / hostess who attends to a patron

be in charge, handle an area of responsibility

government, administration

(archaic) antique, old-fashioned / (colloquial) ancient

ancient times, antiquity, remote ages

(historical) Synonym of 蝦夷 (Ezo): an ancient ethnic group attested in the Nihon Shoki that once lived on what is now the Kantō, Hokuriku and Tōhoku regions, likely as far as Hokkaido, possibly related to the Ainu people; dubbed as "barbarians" or "savages" by the Yamato

a surname / alternative spelling of 恵比須 (Ebisu), a Shinto god