阿

Idiomatic expression

only a fool with no manners asks for another helping more than once; only fools are gluttons

Geology

abukumalite; britholite-(Y)

Buddhism

a-bi-ra-un-ken (mantra directed to Vairocana)

African bullfrog (Pyxicephalus adspersus)

Organization name

Anan National College of Technology; ACT

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Abhidharma Storehouse Treatise

Historical term

Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

Historical term

stripping a samurai of clothes and swords and exiling him naked (Edo-period punishment)

Rare term

timeserving

Macao; Macau

Familiar

mother

Familiar

father

uncle (one's father's younger brother)

Idiomatic expression; Rare term

fools use people to pick up things lying at their own feet; stupidity of using people for small things

Idiomatic expression; Rare term

an idiot will swallow anything; an idiot will believe anything they hear; fools act without thinking

Rare term

kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)

poppy

Abbreviation

(United States of) America; United States; US; USA

America (land mass); the Americas

Card games

ace of batons (high-scoring card in mekuri karuta)

arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo

cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree

Buddhism; Prayer for rebirth in the Pure Land of Amitabha

Namu Amida Butsu; Hail Amitabha Buddha; Homage to Amida Buddha

light snow; light snowfall; thin layer of snow

Food, cooking; Also written as 阿わ雪

jellied dessert made of beaten egg white, agar and sugar

Buddhist nun

Catholic nun; sister

Derogatory; Dated term; Word usually written using kana alone; Usu. written as アマ; also as 阿魔

bitch

Slang; Abbr. of 尼崎

Amagasaki (city in Hyogo Prefecture)

Internet slang

Amazon (online retailer)