Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum
pine, bamboo and plum (an auspicious grouping); high, middle and low (ranking); top, middle and bottom; upper, medium, lower
ume orchard; plum orchard; plum garden
shredded dried plum; plum pulp
overcast sky in the rainy season
(unusually) dry rainy season
entering the rainy season; beginning of the rainy season
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
plum tree which blossoms in winter; early-flowering plum tree; early plum blossoms
plum blossoms (as a harbinger of spring)
fifth lunar month; fourth lunar month
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
fallen ume blossoms; fallen ume fruit
Bungo Japanese apricot; Prunus mume var. bungo
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
umezuke; pickled fresh ume
unseasonably cool weather during the rainy season
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
sunny spell during rainy season
kōbaiyaki (senbei punched into shapes, e.g. plum)
winter plum tree with reddish blossoms
pincushion plant (Diapensia lapponica)
yellowtail blue snapper (Paracaesio xanthura); yellowback fusilier
kōbaiyaki (senbei punched into shapes, e.g. plum)
strips of shark cartilage served with dried plum
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
marsh grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum); Trollius hondoensis (species of globeflower)
umezuke; pickled fresh ume
Japanese winterberry; Ilex serrata
yeddo hawthorn (Rhaphiolepis indica var. umbellata)
long spell of rain in early spring
rainy spells just before the rainy season
fish skin with a granular texture, esp. shark and stingray; rough ceramic glaze (like sharkskin); rough enamel
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
plum blossom design; silk fabric with a plum blossom design
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica var. decipiens)
Japanese winterberry; Ilex serrata
Trollius riederianus var. japonicus (Japanese variety of the Kamchatka globeflower, Trollius riederianus)
rainy spells just before the rainy season
seasoning; flavour; flavor; serving one's lord well (of a retainer)
era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II
era during early 1900s dominated by the grand champions Hitachiyama and Umegatani II
Chinese bushberry; bush cherry; Prunus japonica
Satsuma mock orange; Philadelphus satsumi
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
weeping plum (Prunus mume f. pendula); weeping Japanese apricot
Plum Blossom Festival (Kitano Shrine, February 25)
flour made from cooked glutinous rice
prune your plum trees, but not your cherry trees
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); (lit.) if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
crushed umeboshi; crushed pickled plum
crushed umeboshi; crushed pickled plum
plum vinegar with perilla leaves added
unstable weather preceding the rainy season (normally occurring in May)
last rain of the rainy season (often accompanied by thunderstorms)
clothes worn between winter and spring
return of the rainy season; rainy season returning after a period of clear weather
return of the rainy season; rainy season returning after a period of clear weather
Umeyashiki Station (Tokyo)
goldencup St. John's wort (Hypericum patulum)
Chinese bushberry (Prunus japonica); bush cherry
Trollius hondoensis (species of globeflower)
Ludwigia stipulacea (species of primrose-willow)
Pacific silverweed (Potentilla egedii var. grandis); Eged's silverweed
Potentilla yokusaiana (species of cinquefoil)
cinquefoil (Potentilla matsumurae); potentilla; Japanese alpine perennial of the rose family