(きょく) (n,n-suf) (1) channel (i.e. TV or radio); station; department; (2) affair; situation; (P) [EDICT]
(つぼね) (n) (1) court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); (2) (See 曹司・1) separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); (3) room for a very low class prostitute; (4) (See 局女郎) very low class prostitute [EDICT]
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
(掛絡) (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke [EDICT]
(掛落) (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke [EDICT]
(掛羅) (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke [EDICT]
(唐) (n,n-pref) (arch) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) [EDICT]
(韓) (n,n-pref) (arch) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) [EDICT]
(漢) (n,n-pref) (arch) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) [EDICT]
始め
(はじめ) (n-t,n-adv) (1) beginning; start; outset; opening; (n) (2) (esp. 初め) first (in line, etc.); (3) (esp. 始め) origin; (4) (uk) (esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.) such as ...; not to mention ...; (P) [EDICT]
ましょう
() (exp) (1) (pol) (ましょ is a colloquialism in standard Japanese; まひょ is a colloquialism in Kansai dialect) (See ます) (used to express the speaker's volition) I'll; (2) (used to make an invitation, request, etc.) let's; (3) (See でしょう) (used to express a conjecture) probably [EDICT]