席

seat

location (of a gathering, etc.); place

position; post

Word usually written using kana alone

woven mat (esp. one made of straw)

Formal or literary term; Occ. written as 席

seat

to leave one's seat

to sit on a seat

to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)

sweeping (over, across); conquering; overwhelming

moving to new seats; moving to new desks

at the meeting; on the occasion

to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat

seating order

order of seats; seating precedence; class standing

leaving one's seat

to stomp out (of a room, etc.); to storm out

saving a seat (e.g. by leaving something on it); holding a seat (for a friend, etc.); reserving a place

entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall

vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor

cover charge; admission fee; room hire charge

seating type (esp. for a ticketed event); seat class

seating plan (e.g. banquet); seating chart

entering a tea room

impromptu drawing composed at a gathering

seat allocation

fee paid to a performer (at a vaudeville hall); appearance fee

subject for a poem (announced during a meeting of poets)

number of seats; seating capacity

Rare term

to book a seat; to take a seat