官

Historical term

administrator of a manor

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village headman (Edo period)

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six ministries (of Zhou dynasty China)

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Ministry of Justice (Zhou dynasty China)

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four administrative positions (of the ritsuryō system: kami, suke, jou, sakan)

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Ministry of War (Zhou dynasty China)

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blind official who specialized as a musician, masseur or acupuncturist (abolished in 1871)

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Ministry of Rites (Zhou dynasty China)

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low-caste servants of public ministries (in the ritsuryō system)

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Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou dynasty China)

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Oversight Department of the Left (overseeing the Ministries of Central Affairs, Ceremonies, Civil Administration and Popular Affairs; ritsuryō system)

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hieratic (ancient Egyptian script)

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Chief Cabinet Secretary (1879-1947)

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Tokugawa Yoshinobu's resignation as Minister of the Interior and the abandonment of the Shogunate's territories (during the Meiji Restoration)

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Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (in Japan); SCAP

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General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ

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General Headquarters, Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers (1945-1952); GHQ

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Beijing dialect of Standard Chinese as spoken during the Qing dynasty

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government-established university; national university

Obsolete term

national; founded by the government

Rare term

constellation (in ancient China; important constellations were then used to divide the ecliptic into 28 "mansions")

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Administrative Management Agency

Obsolete term

prison official

Obsolete term

shrine receiving offerings from the Bureau of Divinities (pre-Meiji) or the Imperial Household Department (post-Meiji)

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diplomat; diplomatist