Used at the end of a phrase to indicate that the audience is laughing. / Used at the end of a phrase to indicate that the speaker is laughing.

a martial art involving gentleness, such as judo or jujitsu / (nautical) a kind of straw ball dropped near the boat's side, used to reduce impact

something fragile, soft, or supple / something calm or gentle

(2channel slang, dated) LOL

Alternative spelling of 童 (warashi, “child”) (person who has not yet reached adulthood)

straw bag, bale, sack

a surname

Yoshiwara, a historical red-light district on the outskirts of Edo

(Internet slang) Abbreviation of 何これ (nanikore, “what's this”).

did you want something? can I help you? what do you want? did you need me?