cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)