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  *座* | 座* | *座
seat / base; stand / (bound form) constellation / (archaic) suffix used in a respectful form of address (e.g. 師座|师座) / classifier for large immovable objects such as buildings, mountains, bridges etc
HSK 2
seat / CL: 個|个
HSK 2
course of lectures; lecture series / chair (academic position)
HSK 4
to give up one's seat for sb
HSK 6
conference / symposium / rap session
HSK 6
constellation / astrological sign
HSK 7-9
to have an informal discussion / CL: , 個|个
HSK 7-9
to take a seat
HSK 7-9
motto / maxim
HSK 7-9
seat
base / pedestal / foundation
throne
abutment
Ginza (district in Tokyo)
underlay / foundation / pedestal
the twelve signs of the zodiac
cockpit / cabin
socket / outlet
throne
seat of honor
fixed-line phone; landline / private plane
seating arrangement / position in a seating arrangement
empress's throne / (fig.) first place in a feminine competition
back seat / pillion
saddle (of a bicycle); seat (of a car or bike) / chair cushion
to sit down / to take a seat
pedestal / plinth / saddle
hard seat (on trains or boats)
soft seat (on trains or boats)
teahouse / tea-stall with seats / tea-garden or teahouse seat
one's own car (or motorbike) / vehicle for one's private use
seat number
to take one's seat
adjacent seat / the person in an adjacent seat
to take one's seat according to the ticket number / (fig.) to put (things or people) in their right place / to take a general comment as a personal attack
fully booked / every seat taken
to be present
desk clock
lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only
surrounded by distinguished friends (idiom); in company
(of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public; high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc)
distinguished guest; honored guest
to make a remark that startles everyone present (idiom) / (of a remark) startling
Ursa Major, the Great Bear (constellation)
guest of honor
Lyra (constellation)
(restaurant etc) private room / booth / comfortable seating
seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor
Aquila (constellation)
pedestal for stone tablet
Ursa Minor (constellation)
end seat / final place (for less senior person)
to use as a venue (e.g. use {a restaurant} as the venue {for a farewell party})
(archaic form of address) his excellency the army commander
coordinate system (geometry)
Libra (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
pedestal
Orion (constellation)
visiting professor; guest professor
Cancer (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Scorpio or Scorpius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Monoceros (constellation)
booth (in restaurants etc) (loanword from "car seat")
headstock / turning head of a screw, drill, lathe etc
Lupus (constellation)
electric socket / power point
vertical coordinate / ordinate
Delphinus (constellation)
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 室女座
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / popular variant of 人馬座|人马座
Capricorn (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / Japanese variant of 魔羯座
(railway) carriage
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / used erroneously for 白羊座
(Tw) chairman (of a board of directors)
to willfully occupy sb else's seat
Canis Major (constellation)
humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Virgo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Scutum (constellation)
(genetics) locus
Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Cepheus (constellation)
Centaurus (constellation)
Serpens (constellation)
gallery seat (in theater)
(astronomy) the Southern Cross
system of polar coordinates
Corvus (constellation)
Aries (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
Ophiuchus (constellation)
horizontal coordinate / abscissa
Aquarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac) / also called 水瓶座
method of coordinates (geometry)
Pyxis (constellation)
cathedral
Andromeda (constellation)
Mensa (constellation)
Leo (constellation and sign of the zodiac)
(Tw) priority seat (on a bus etc)
Sagitta (constellation)

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