(phonology, orthography, grammar) the ninth row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana ら/ラ (ra), り/リ (ri), る/ル (ru), れ/レ (re) and ろ/ロ (ro)

(phonology, orthography, grammar) the third row of the 五十音図 (literally “table of the fifty sounds”), consisting of the five kana さ/サ (sa), し/シ (shi), す/ス (su), せ/セ (se) and そ/ソ (so)

Reeves' shad

徴収: levy / 徴集: recruitment / 聴衆: audience, attendance

論集: a collection of essays or treatises

イリノイ州: Illinois, a state of the United States of America. Capital: Springfield. Largest city: Chicago.

吸収: suction, absorption / 旧習: (rare) old customs / 急襲: (rare) raid

九州: the southernmost of the four main islands of Japan

吸収: absorb, take in / 急襲: raid

秀一郎: a male given name