the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
rice (esp. when served on a plate)
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)
Leicester (Britain); Lester
the "ya" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ya, yu, yo)
Tyler; Theiler; Tylor; Tyler
mantle; mantle (e.g. gas)
the "ma" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ma, mi, mu, me, mo)
hope; white hope; person of promise
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
Leo (constellation); the Lion
Berthold, Duke of Bavaria