a pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first mora is high, followed by an immediate downstep: the first syllable has high pitch and all subsequent syllables have low pitch

a soul, a spirit

head (body part) / (anatomy, archaic, possibly obsolete) the fontanelle part of the skull

a surname

a bead string; a jewelled necklace / (figuratively) life, existence / Synonym of 見せばや (misebaya): Siebold's stonecrop (Hylotelephium sieboldii)

Alternative spelling of 玉藻 (tamamo)

(archaic) Eulogistic name for 藻(も) (mo, “alga, sea weed”).

a store or person selling beads / a store or person selling bubbles

a blackberry lily seed or fruit, usually one that is jet-black and spherical

(Shinto) a shrine dedicated to a specific individual / (Shinto) a place where the remains of the dead are kept temporarily during a period of mourning, prior to burial at a formal funeral