adj. 1. Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of free, available, and unoccupied. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
2. Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; -- of dwelling units. [ Narrower terms: owner-occupied ] WordNet 1.5 ]
3. Overrun, taken over; -- of countries or territories; as, occupied France. Opposite of unoccupied. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
4. Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; -- of people. Opposite of idle. Syn. -- employed, engaged. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
[よりしろ, yorishiro](n) (See 形代) object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami[Add to Longdo]
[いちねん, ichinen](n) (1) determined purpose; (2) { Buddh } an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); (3) { Buddh } (See 浄土宗) a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)[Add to Longdo]