(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)

ferry, ferryboat

building bridges / (figuratively) intermediation; mediation; intermediary

to build a bridge or bridges / (figuratively) to intermediate; to mediate (between)

(honorific) we; us

I am Japanese

(humble) we

we

one's personal thoughts