orchid; Netherlands; Holland
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
United Kingdom and the Netherlands; British-Dutch; England
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior); baran; green plastic garnish (orig. made from leaf) used in lunch boxes, with sushi, etc.
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
ranchu; variety of goldfish
Yangon (Myanmar); Rangoon
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
Dutch territory; Dutch possession
reishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; talented; virtuous
clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)
African lily (Agapanthus africanus)
isolated place; hermitage
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
orchid of Western origin; tropical orchid
Dactylostalix ringens (species of orchid); rigid Dactylostalix
Akita ranga; short-lived school of Western-style painting that originated in the Akita feudal domain in the mid Edo period
whisk fern (Psilotum nudum)
USA, Britain, France and the Netherlands
curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
Oriental orchid; orchid of Oriental origin
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
ranchu; variety of goldfish
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana
big blue lilyturf (Liriope muscari); lilyturf; liriope; border grass; monkey grass
Thrixspermum japonicum (species of orchid)
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica)
lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica)
black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
Spanish dagger; palm lily; Yucca Gloriosa
variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum); ribbon plant; spider plant
Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
Ponerorchis graminifolia (Orchis graminifolia)
Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica); Iceland lichen
calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Lecanorchis japonica (species of saprophytic orchid)
fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa, esp. Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa)
Yoania japonica (species of orchid); Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)
Hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori)
Linaria japonica (species of toadflax)
castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
Haplopteris flexuosa (species of shoestring fern)
Epipactis papillosa (species of orchid)
Epipactis papillosa (species of orchid)
Myrmechis japonica (species of orchid)
leafy goodyera (Goodyera foliosa)
Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
Cephalanthera longibracteata (species of orchid)
Cremastra appendiculata (species of orchid)
Oreorchis patens (species of orchid)
Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid; large purple orchid
Ephippianthus schmidtii (species of orchid)
Taeniophyllum glandulosum (species of orchid)
Oberonia japonica (species of fairy orchid)
Bulbophyllum drymoglossum (species of orchid)
Cymbidium macrorhizon (species of orchid)
Microtis unifolia (species of orchid)
bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)
elephant's foot (Beaucarnea recurvata); ponytail palm
Liriope minor (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)