(historical) a person from the Goguryeo or Goryeo kingdoms on the Korean Peninsula

(archaic, possibly obsolete) Same as こま (koma) above

(archaic, possibly obsolete) Same as こま (koma) above

a komabue: a transverse flute used in traditional Japanese court music

A lion-dog or shrine dog; a guardian statue seen in temples. Usually found in pairs, one on either side of an entryway, one with the mouth open to represent the syllable a or the start of things, and the other with the mouth closed to represent the syllable un or the end of things (similar to the phrase alpha and omega).

(idiomatic) advance

Short for コマーシャルソング.

Horse / Piece of Chess

thin, fine / slender

A group of onmitsu, government-employed undercover agents, established by the 8th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). Sometimes described as ninja.