in vain

meeting / party; function

gathering; meeting / perceive; understand; comprehend / Alternative form of 絵 (e, “picture; drawing; painting”)

meet, assemble, gather / mediate

meeting / association / society

The hiragana syllable す (su). Its equivalent in katakana is ス (su). It is the thirteenth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is さ行う段 (sa-gyō u-dan, “row sa, section u”).

nest, hive, den

vinegar (condiment)

sandbank, sandbar

(archaic) to do / (archaic) to cause, become