具ぐ

noun

ingredients; filling; things added to a dish

Common everyday use for solid items added to soup, rice balls, noodles, curry, and similar dishes; often translated as filling, topping, or ingredients depending on the food.

• みそ汁しるの具ぐは豆とう腐ふとわかめです。

  The ingredients in the miso soup are tofu and wakame.

• おにぎりの具ぐは鮭さけが好すきです。

  I like salmon as the filling for rice balls.

noun

tool; implement; means

As a standalone noun this sense is limited in modern Japanese; it is much more often encountered as the 具 in compounds such as 道具, 雨具, 文房具, and 器具, referring to tools, gear, or implements.

• 登と山ざんには雨あま具ぐを必かならず持もって行いく。

  You should always take rain gear when mountain climbing.

• 机つくえの上うえに文ぶん房ぼう具ぐが散ちらかっている。

  Stationery is scattered across the desk.

counter

counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

Specialized counter for a complete set of items, especially in catalogues or formal descriptions of armor, utensils, furniture, and similar objects; uncommon in ordinary conversation.

• 目もく録ろくには「甲冑かっちゅう一いち具ぐ」と記しるされている。

  The catalogue lists it as one set of armor.