obsolete kanji  rare term  noun  noun (generic) 

• small light

noun  noun (generic) 

• naked flame, naked light

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• sharebon, late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts

onomatopoeic or mimetic word  adverb taking the と particle  adverb 

• sprinkling, dropping in small light bits

noun  noun (generic) 

• stray light

noun  noun (generic) 

• brake light, brakelight

noun  noun (generic) 

• faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark

noun  noun (generic)  archaic 

• small chrysanthemum
• small, low-grade piece of Japanese paper (used as a kettle rest, tissue, etc.)
• piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)

archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

• geisha from the Fukagawa red-light district in Edo

colloquial  noun  noun (generic) 

• geisha from the Fukagawa red light district in Edo (Edo period)