a pitch accent pattern in Japanese where the first mora is low pitch, then the pitch is high until the final and accented mora, followed by an immediate downstep with any following particle or other unaccented word having low pitch

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the fifth and lowest-graded column of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the ten kana お/オ (o), こ/コ (ko), そ/ソ (so), と/ト (to), の/ノ (no), ほ/ホ (ho), も/モ (mo), よ/ヨ (yo), ろ/ロ (ro) and を/ヲ (wo)

a surname

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

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

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

(archaic, women's speech, humble) I; me / (modern fiction, women's speech) I; me (used by haughty women of the highest classes of society)

(archaic, historical) a hairstyle, with the hair not tied up but hanging loose, typically worn by children / (by extension, archaic) a child older than a baby but not yet an adult