The katakana syllable マ (ma). Its equivalent in hiragana is ま (ma). It is the thirty-first syllable in the gojūon order; its position is マ行ア段 (ma-gyō a-dan, “row ma, section a”).

手甲鉤: (weaponry) a Japanese hand weapon or climbing tool, whereby metal hooks are strapped to the back of the forearm and hand

踊る: to dance / 躍る, 跳る: to dance, to throb with excitement, to be messily written

to become delayed