to be born / to come into existence

(for a child to) be raised, grow up / (for vegetables etc.) to grow / nurture, train (professionals)

(of a public servant) retirement from public office / (politics, of a political party) going into the opposition

(of a public servant) to retire from public office / (politics, of a political party) to go into the opposition

(historical) Short for 下野国 (Shimotsuke-no-kuni): Shimotsuke Province, an old province of Japan, now part of Tochigi Prefecture / Short for 下野市 (Shimotsuke-shi): Shimotsuke City in Tochigi Prefecture

the Japanese meadowsweet, Spiraea japonica

a placename / a surname

a placename / a surname

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

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