(obsolete, Edo period) spoken vernacular Chinese

(rare) Alternative form of おとぎ話

(idiomatic) to break the ice; to broach a subject; to begin a conversation

gossip, small talk

gossip, rumor

public road

a female given name

a male given name

public property, government property / imperial property, property of the Emperor or Imperial Court

a religion or religious sect that is officially recognized by the state / exotericism, the imparting of knowledge or learning to the public