部

school of commerce; faculty of commerce

main part; key part

Linguistics

head (of a phrase)

foot region

commissariat

diplomatic mission

Abbreviation

concert band (at a school); wind ensemble

extrusion; protrusion; bulge; projecting part; overhang

part; parts

Buddhism

the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)

group of persons working at the imperial court (Yamato period)

various craftsmen and artisans under the ritsuryō system

bass register

leading members of a party; party executive; party leadership; senior party members

periphery; margin; rim; penumbra

col; saddle between mountains

bedroom; sleeping room

official responsible for court ceremonies

treble; high singing voice

one part

Estates General; States-General

external genitalia (esp. female); vulva

election campaign office

Sensitive

burakumin (modern-day descendants of Japan's feudal outcast group)

club journal; club notebook

general affairs department (e.g. in a company); operations department