a prefecture in the 関東 (Kantō) region of Japan, facing the Pacific Ocean and Tokyo Bay; its capital city is also 千葉 (Chiba)

当たる: hit, win / 中る: (colloquial) get poisoned

Shimōsa Province, an old province of Japan

to correspond to; to be equivalent to; to be equal to; to be considered as

not appropriate

Chiba (a prefecture of Japan) / Chiba (the capital city of Chiba Prefecture, Japan) / a surname

exist

part, portion / copy of a newspaper or book

existence / being; entity

placename, toponym