Meanings

period of poor employment opportunities

Hebei Province (China)

Henan Province (China)

rivers and seas

kawazulite

barred spiral galaxy

the land outlasts the king

small and medium-sized rivers

intermittent river

perennial river

Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)

Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)

galactic empire (in science fiction)

River Act

active galactic nucleus

Local Group (of galaxies)

Local Group (of galaxies)

galactic cosmic rays

international canal

Ganges river dolphin (Platanista gangetica)