(music) those pieces of traditional Japanese music composed primarily for the 尺八 (shakuhachi) flute, but also including the 胡弓(こきゅう) (kokyū, “Japanese bowed lute with three or four strings”), and the 琴(こと) (koto)

one's real character

(chiefly Kansai) truth; reality

a surname

a surname

pornographic publication (magazine, book, etc.); smut

(slang, euphemistic) doujinshi, especially those with adult themes

a surname

a book missing a large proportion of its scrolls

(law enforcement, slang) real culprit