mediate / carry a disease

Alternative form of ウイルス (uirusu, “virus”)

lullaby (a soothing song to lull children to sleep)

name of a late-Edo period 箏曲 (sōkyoku, “koto song”) / name of various 長唄 (nagauta) / name of a 河東節 (katō-bushi) / name of a rakugo / name of a brand of sake (branded as “Sho Chiku Bai” in English)

(law) an alibi

Babylonia japonica: the Japanese babylon or Japanese ivory shell

times, -fold / (typography) a multiple of 全角 (zenkaku, “fullwidth/-height”) or 1 em in Western typography

(usually in Chinese contexts) the Japanese plum or apricot, Prunus mume / (historical, colloquial) Synonym of 天神 (tenjin): the second-highest ranked prostitute in Edo-period Kamigata, below the 大夫 (tayū)

plum / Short for 梅雨 (baiu): East Asian rainy season / Short for 梅毒 (baidoku): syphilis

a surname