hometown, the place one comes from / the school from which one graduated / the group or organization from which one comes

Short for 関西地方 (Kansai-chihō): the center-west area of Japan between the 中国 (Chūgoku) and 中部 (Chūbu) regions

(rare) Same as かんさい (Kansai) above / the area to the west of Hangu Pass in China

Short for 大阪府 (Ōsaka-fu): a prefecture in the 近畿 (Kinki) region of Japan facing the Seto Inland Sea / Short for 大阪市 (Ōsaka-shi): the capital city of Osaka Prefecture, Japan / a surname

(obsolete) Alternative form of 大阪 (Ōsaka, placename) / a surname

直ぐに: immediately

直ぐ: immediately, right away, soon / 直ぐ: quick to / 直ぐ: right next to, right close by

straight, not bent

(obsolete) 過ぐ: classical form of modern 過ぎる (sugiru, “to go through, to go past; to exceed”)

(obsolete) 挿ぐ: classical form of modern 挿げる (sugeru, “to connect or affix one thing to another, especially by passing something through something else”)