- 1. [conj, prt] while; although; though; but — after the attributive form of a verb or adjective, or the particle の
- 2. [conj] (but) at the same time; on the other hand; then again; and yet
- 3. [n, adj-no] half the face; profile (rare)
- 4. [n, adj-no] one side; a half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary; the opposite (rare)
- 5. [n, adj-no] half the surface (of) (rare)