(agriculture) to brood

tōrō nagashi (the custom of floating paper lanterns down a river especially at the end of the Bon Festival)

(traditional Chinese phonology) the onset of a Chinese syllable

(traditional Chinese phonology) the rhyme of a Chinese syllable

a woman who is impregnated and gives birth for another woman: a surrogate mother

a woman who is impregnated and gives birth for another woman: a surrogate mother

(rare, dated) true mother, as opposed to step-mother or foster mother

godmother

godmother

Clipping of 航空母艦 (kōkū bokan, “aircraft carrier”).