(card games) in 花合わせ (hana-awase, “games played with hanafuda cards”), a 出来役 (dekiyaku, “meld”) of the boar, deer, and butterfly cards; worth five points in こいこい (koi-koi)

(literally) a townsperson / a tradesperson

a traditional Japanese townhouse (historically, often a merchant's residence) / a merchant household

(poetry) a long waka that follows the rule of alternating 5-7 morae and ending in 7-7 morae / (poetry) a tanka poem that is, for unknown circumstances, erroneously labeled a chōka

a surname

Synonym of ほととぎす

viewing around; viewing eagerly or impatiently

to view around; to view eagerly or impatiently

a surname

clove (Syzygium aromaticum)