a surname

close friend, bosom buddy / crony, chum

north (cardinal point) / the North (northern part of a region) / a northerly, north wind / Short for 北の方 (kita no kata): northward / a developed country

a sea, an ocean / a lake / (figuratively) an object covering over a large area, as in 血の海 (chi no umi, “pool of blood”) or 火の海 (hi no umi, “sea of fire”)

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

(formal) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

personal, private / secret

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law