(history, government) a 律令 (ritsuryō) position under the 宮内省 (Kunaishō, “Ministry of the Imperial Household”), responsible for collecting rice and paying it to officials

molten metal

rare

Malaysia (a country in Southeast Asia)

Malay / Moray / Murray / Mallet / Marais

Alternative form of マーマレード (māmarēdo, “marmalade”)

honour

a pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first mora is low pitch, then the pitch is high until the accented mora, followed by an immediate downstep with the remaining syllables having low pitch

a surname The 4th most common surname in Japan.

Alternative form of 真ん中