Hiragana. Ra-ri-ru-re-ro

[Dumax]

So I've been learning hiragana for the past days. Everything kind a okay, but I came across one struggle. The "r". As I know theres no "R" or "L" in Japanese. They mix up those two sounds and it's like something between "L" and "R". So I was listening to different audio. Some of them pronounce ra-ri-ru-re-ro with basically "R" and some of them sound like "L".

How to to pronounce it?

Is it supposed to sound like "R" or "L" or something between them? I need to touch my palate with tongue when pronouncing the sound, right? Whereas in English you have not to touch it.

 

[nahadef]

Basically, you place your tongue where you would when you make a "D" sound, and make something of an "R" in that position. It takes a while to get it, but once you do, it will make a dramatic difference in your ability to hear the sound.

 

[Lomaster]

IMHO it's something between "L", "R" and "D".
"L" is more feminine. Sometimes you can hear women clearly say "sayonaLa"
"R" is more masculine. Sometimes you can hear men clearly shout "koRosu zo!" in tantrum

 

[Dumax]

Thank you very much!

I think I am done with pronunciation. But since it is very important I would like your help once again :/
I'm not so sure If I pronounce the hiragana correctly or somewhere near that point. I will upload the hiragana chart and my audio. Thanks

 

[Dumax]

Do I pass or not?