earthen (clay) figure

sorting, classification / (computing) sorting

sort, classify / (computing) sort

Same as above.

a remote ancestor / (more narrowly): an ancestor four generations back: a great-great-grandparent, a grandparent of a grandparent / (Chinese history) the founder of a dynasty

soft (giving way under pressure) / soft (gentle)

Clipping of ソフトウェア (sofutowea, “software”). / Clipping of ソフトボール (sofutobōru, “softball”).

pigment, colouring matter

(inorganic chemistry) carbon dioxide

sauce (liquid condiment) / Worcestershire sauce