老麺[raamen] ramen (Chinese-style noodles)
家老[karou] chief retainer
棄老[kirou] old person thrown away in the mountains
敬老[keirou] respect for the aged
敬老の日[keirounohi] Respect-for-the-Aged Day Holiday (third Monday in September)

元老[genrou] elder statesman
元老院[genrouin] (Roman) senate
故老[korou] old people
車海老[kurumaebi] kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus)
寿老人[juroujin] god of longevity

葛藤[kattou] conflict
葛粉[kuzuko] kudzu starch
日陰葛[hikagenokazura] running ground pine (species of club moss, Lycopodium clavatum)
葛布[kuzufu] cloth made from kudzu (Japanese arrowroot) fiber (fibre)
葛折[tsuzuraori] winding

葛湯[kuzuyu] kudzu starch gruel
葛餅[kuzumochi] kudzu starch cake
葛餡[kuzuan] kudzu sauce
葛饅頭[kuzumanjuu] ball of bean paste covered with a kudzu starch glaze

烏野豌豆[karasunoendou] vetch
下野[geya] retirement from public office
夏野[natsuno] summer fields
花野菜[hanayasai] cauliflower
外野[gaiya] outfield

外野手[gaiyashu] outfielder
外野席[gaiyaseki] outfield bleachers
乾燥野菜[kansouyasai] dehydrated vegetables
研究分野[kenkyuubunya] research area
原野[genya] waste land