(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)

drop of water

nationalistic; ultranationalistic

help

Kyūjitai form of 済

bend / stoop / crouch / to yield

basket

to be transparent, can be seen through (such as thin, sparse objects such as a fence) / to be or become thin and sparse / to make a room or gap in between objects

to be fond of

the bottom or bed of a body of water