a surname / A place name. / A city in Kyushu, Japan.

any of various plants of order Gentianales or Urticales, that form thickets, often have thorns and form vines, and prefer wet or disturbed soils; generally regarded as weeds

a place name / a surname / a female given name

weapon chamber, storing archery, etc, in Edo era or before / tall construction for watchdogs / (shogi) Yagura tactic

(anatomy) Alternative form of 股座

lacking a clear attitude or action; hesitantly

a surname

hemp, cannabis

(shogi) knight

hello; here I am; I'm home (said by a person coming back home, a stock phrase required by Japanese etiquette)