to say / speech

leaf

(rare) counter for flat, thin things such as leaves or paper / (by extension) counter for small boats

leaf, needle, blade (of a plant) / a season, an age: a shorter period of time within a longer one / an administration: the period of time during which a certain person holds a certain office

大和魂: the Japanese spirit; the unique qualities of the Japanese people

大和撫子: Yamato nadeshiko, a woman who possesses the ideal classical Japanese feminine attributes.

(music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

Alternative spelling of 大和琴: (music) a six-stringed koto or zither used to perform kagura music, more common in ancient times

the Japanese spirit / (figuratively) the unique qualities or traits of the Japanese people

(dialect, Okinawa) Japanese language