A group of onmitsu, government-employed undercover agents, established by the 8th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). Sometimes described as ninja.

Alternative spelling of お手上げ: throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting

Alternative spelling of お手上げ: throwing up one's hands: giving up, quitting

Panax ginseng (Chinese ginseng)

the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan (徳(とく)川(がわ)氏(し) (Tokugawa-shi)): 尾張(おわり) (Owari), 紀伊(きい) (Kī), and 水戸(みと) (Mito) / (figuratively) the "big three"

Retire, dismiss or relieve someone, usually senior, of duty or employment. / Dispose something old and no longer useful. / Get rid of someone or something.

Rare spelling of お祈りメール (oinori mēru, “job rejecting e-mail”).

a female usher at traditional Kansai theatrical events

(polite) neighbor

long absence, (honorific greeting) for when having not written or contacted one for a while