(historical, politics) a lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”) / (colloquial, from Sei Shōnagon being a female writer) a literature girl

(historical, politics, archaic) a lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”)

(historical, politics, archaic) a lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”)

(politics, historical) an acting lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan)

(government, historical) one of the 三局 (Sankyoku, “three offices”) in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan), so named because clerical work there were done by the shōnagon and subordinate secretaries

(literary) member

called / said / told

say

say

mandatory, necessary / moment, short while / kanji used to transliterate Buddhist terms borrowed from Sanskrit