(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”).

bull / Short for ブルドッグ (burudoggu). / Short for ブルドーザー (burudōzā). / Short for ブルジョワ (burujowa).

(informal) to leave out someone from a group

frilled shark

empty-handed / (specifically) without gifts

soul-searching

(Buddhism) pagoda; stupa

Clipping of 式部省 (Shikibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonial Affairs”).

(historical, government) clipping of 治部省 (Jibushō, “Ministry of Ceremonies”). / (historical, government) a government official in the Ministry of Ceremonies