a plane (woodworking)

high quality iron

Short for 漢和連句 (“a kind of renku with 5–7–5 or 7–7 Japanese verses and 5-syllable or 7-syllable Chinese verses, particularly one which begins with a Chinese verse”).

Small combining form of hiragana ゑ (we) used in the 拗音 (yōon) morae く𛅑 (kwe) and ぐ𛅑 (gwe). Historically it was not distinguished from the full-size version; it is primarily used to transcribe foreign loanwords containing the sound.

(obsolete) The hentaigana syllable that is used to represent ho in old Japanese text.

to experience hardships, difficulties

hardships, difficulties

Alternative spelling of 木々

use one thing for many purposes / work someone hard

to use one's head