a pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first mora is high, followed by an immediate downstep: the first syllable has high pitch and all subsequent syllables have low pitch

魂: a soul

cabbage

gall midge

gall midge

a surname

a bead string; a jewelled necklace / (figuratively) life, existence / Synonym of 見せばや (misebaya): Siebold's stonecrop (Hylotelephium sieboldii)

a store or person selling beads / a store or person selling bubbles

(slang, derogatory) Synonym of 埼玉 (Saitama): Saitama Prefecture / (slang, derogatory) Synonym of さいたま (Saitama): the titular capital of Saitama Prefecture

(Shinto) a shrine dedicated to a specific individual / (Shinto) a place where the remains of the dead are kept temporarily during a period of mourning, prior to burial at a formal funeral