曙光[shokou] dawn
曙貴[aketaka] era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II
曙貴時代[aketakajidai] era during mid-1990s dominated by grand champions Akebono and Takanohana II

曙草[akebonosou] Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)
曙蝶蝶魚[akebonochouchouuo] blackback butterflyfish (Chaetodon melannotus, species found in the Indo-Pacific)
曙色[akebonoiro] pink with a yellow tinge

草臥れる[kutabireru] to get tired
遺草[isou] posthumous works
一年草[ichinensou] annual (plant)
詠草[eisou] draft poem
下草[shitakusa] undergrowth

仮名草紙[kanazoushi] story in the kana
伽草子[togizoushi] fairy-tale book
海草[kaisou] marine plant
乾草[kansou] hay
甘草[kanzou] liquorice