a thorny bush or shrub: a briar, a bramble / (regional, chiefly Kansai) a thorn on a plant / general name for wild roses / (figuratively) suffering, hardship, distress

thorn / brier / whip

Alternative spelling of 茨

a place name, such as that of Ibara City in Okayama Prefecture / a surname

saibara (Heian-era genre of vocal music)

a type of administrative district, including 43 of the 47 prefectures of modern Japan, Chinese counties, French departments, etc.

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

a market, a marketplace / a place where a lot of people gather / (less commonly) a town, a city

market

to go; to come to one's place / to (a letter) be delivered / to depart / to rely (on a method) / (年が～) to age / (うまく～) to go well / イく: (slang) to have an orgasm, to come, to cum