Short for 中国地方 (Chūgoku chihō): the Chūgoku region of Japan

a surname

lord, master / main, principal

head of the family / master, mistress / one's husband / proprietor, landlord

the Lord

Alternative spelling of 御主 (“you”)

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head

silver-stripe round herring, blue sprat, kibinago; a small marine fish, Spratelloides gracilis

the ancients, ancient people