Kyūjitai form of 旧約 (“Old Testament”)

old

about, approximately

contract, promise / to contract, to shorten / approximately, roughly

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

to read (look at and interpret written text) / to read (speak aloud written text) / to infer; to speculate / to count

reading / (figuratively) understanding of something, speculation about something

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

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

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