綬: cordon, ribbon

The hiragana syllable じゅ (ju). Its equivalent in katakana is ジュ (ju).

The hiragana syllable しゅ (shu). Its equivalent in katakana is シュ (shu).

万寿: Manju era (13.7.1024-25.7.1028)

Small combining form of hiragana ゆ (yu) used in 拗音 (yōon) morae that end in u, such as しゅ (shu), ちゅ (chu), and きゅ (kyu). Historically not distinguished from full-size version.

The hiragana syllable りゅ (ryu). Its equivalent in katakana is リュ (ryu).

shield worn across one's back / support, backing / supporter, backer; patron, benefactor, sponsor

not having a specific order (as opposed to listing by importance, etc.)

Zhangjiakou (a prefecture-level city in Hebei, China)

attending a lecture