advancement northward

a childcare worker, a nursery school teacher

(military, of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) a rear admiral

(obsolete, government, finance) Synonym of 財務省 (Zaimushō, “Ministry of Finance”) / (historical, government, finance) the Ministry of the Treasury

ōaza, a larger section of a 村(むら) (mura, “village”), usually used in addresses of rural locations

Short for ホームセンター (hōmu sentā).

aehobak, Cucurbita moschata

(idiomatic) to look after someone's affairs after someone dies / to collect ashes of the deceased

Kyūjitai form of 本拠

Kyūjitai form of 本拠地