the lowest of the four kan ranks in the ancient Japanese Ritsuryō system of government

the lowest of the four kan ranks in the ancient Japanese Ritsuryō system of government

(formal) friend

important, weighty / valuable

importance, weight / value

mainly, primarily

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me