rikka; formal style of ikebana
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons (from a poem by Bai Juyi)
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
corolla (of flower); garland; wreath
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
flowers and trees; flowering trees
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
god of flowers; flower spirit
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
common fig (Ficus carica); fig; fig tree
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
written seal; stylized signature
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
(garden) balsam; Impatiens balsamina
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
flowering plant; flower; ornamental plant
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
Chinese prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum); Sichuan pepper (spice); Szechuan peppercorn
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
stand, table or altar on which one places donated flowers
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water
Blossoms fall and leaves scatter; the evanescence (impermanence) of worldly things
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
running amok (amuck); committing violence on; in utter disorder
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)
square or rectangular bento box containing cross-shaped separators
sexually transmitted disease; social disease
material used for flower arrangement
cryptogam; cryptogamous plants; cryptogamic plant
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
adding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory
anthesis; flowering season
cherry blossom viewer; flower-viewing guest; special customer; frequent customer
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers; chrysanthemum; rapeseed flowers
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
paper flower; decorative paper flower for a funeral; (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
perianth; floral envelope
torus (of a flower); receptacle
flower arrangement in a built-up style; placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt; seasonal peak of flowers
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
beautiful scenery of spring; red-light district
marigold; Calendula officinalis
floral decorations, e.g. at a wedding
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
prefectural flower; floral emblem for a prefecture
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
flowers blooming in moonlight
(last) flower remaining in bloom
ornamental flower; decorative sterile floret (of a composite flower)
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
mutual love; the love one shows to another person being returned
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus); Indian cress
the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)
bird of paradise flower; Strelitzia reginae
umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)
Supreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
small flower; floret; pseudanthium
fertile flower (on a flowering plant which also has infertile flowers, e.g. hydrangeas)
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
blossoms falling in confusion
palynomorph; pollen fossil
let a hundred flowers blossom (Chinese communist party slogan); Hundred Flowers campaign
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
racemous inflorescence; raceme
spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds)
Order of the Chrysanthemum
imperial chrysanthemum crest; imperial seal of Japan
plum blossom design; silk fabric with a plum blossom design
achlamydeous flower; naked flower
kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers); kosso; cusso; koso
beautiful woman (metaphorical)
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
achlamydeous flower; naked flower
centrifugal inflorescence
gamopetalous corolla; sympetalous corolla
androgynous flower; bisexual flower
paper flower for a funeral
phanerogam; phanerogamous plant; phanerogamic plant; spermatophyte; flowering plant
capitulum (inflorescence)
beef (or pork) and egg on rice
Satsuma mock orange; Philadelphus satsumi
simple fruit; monothalamic fruit
double flower; double blossom
tubular flower; disk floret
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
tubular flower; disk floret
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides
cymose inflorescence (any determinate simple inflorescence); cyme
unusual flower; rare flower
floriculture; flower gardening
compound umbellate inflorescence; compound umbel
pseudanthium; flower head
Plum Blossom Festival (Kitano Shrine, February 25)
corymbose inflorescence; corymb
spring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom; spring rain that hastens the blooming of flowers
Anthozoa (class of cnidarians)
island arc (like the Aleutian Islands)
neroli oil (essential oil made from bitter orange flowers)
racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)
the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)
winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism; (lit.) presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers
boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
Order of the Precious Crown, Wistaria
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
medlar (Mespilus germanica); common medlar; Crataegus germanica
pollen-free Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
China rose (Rosa chinensis)
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortieri); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
flowers and the moon; refined leisure; elegant pastime
red-light district; pleasure quarter