Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of たんしん – see the following entries.
単身
[noun] being alone
[noun] being without a family of one's own
[noun] someone without a family
短信
[noun] a brief note (report, letter)
誕辰
[noun] birthday
短針
[noun] the short hand of a clock, usually the hour hand
探針
[noun] probing pin; probe
丹心
[noun] sincerity, faithfulness
(This term, たんしん, is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)