Alternative spelling of 下駄

a puteal: a wellhead for a water well, traditionally consisting of a wooden enclosure framed along the top, and possibly bottom, with stout wooden beams crossed at the ends / the symbols #, ＃, or ♯

a surname

up to this very moment

the past / ancient times

old

(not of a person) old, aged, antiquated

now / just now / soon

village

water (sometimes cold and/or fresh) / drinking water / a fluid, liquid / a flood / (sumo) Short for 水入り (mizuiri): halting