the first in grade or rank

a female given name / a male or female given name / a male given name

for / because of / due

(historical) the second-highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”)

(archaic) second-person pronoun used as a form of mutual respect among courtiers, equivalent to あなた (anata) or 君 (kimi)

(historical) the second-highest of the 八色の姓 (Yakusa no Kabane, “eight hereditary titles promulgated by Emperor Tenmu”)

a courtier (attendant at a royal court)

two, 2 / second

(historical, politics) a lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”) / (colloquial, from Sei Shōnagon being a female writer) a literature girl

(historical, politics, archaic) a lesser counselor in the 太政官 (Ōimatsurigoto no Tsukasa, “Great Council of State”)