legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
natto (fermented soybeans)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
trivia; snippet of knowledge
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
pulse (edible seeds of various leguminous crops); plant yielding pulse
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
large green soybean; green peas
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
high sensitivity; fragile heart
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
natto bacteria (Bacillus subtilis var. natto)
parched beans scattered on Setsubun
miniature light bulb; midget lamp
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
mung bean (Vigna radiata); green gram
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
rice boiled with adzuki beans
broad bean (Vicia faba); horse bean; fava bean
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
rice gruel with adzuki beans
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
(oval) charcoal briquette
natto made from ground soybeans
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
mixture of boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); kidney bean; navy bean; wax bean; green bean; string bean
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
tofu-like dish made with edamame
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
Fabaceae (pea family of plants)
high sensitivity; fragile heart
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
sword bean (Canavalia gladiata)
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
common nutmeg (tree) (Myristica fragrans)
ancient altar of sacrifice
chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean
legume; legumen; leguminous plant
cowpea (Vigna unguiculata); cow pea; black-eyed pea; southern pea
peas; garden peas; field peas
small typhoon; midget typhoon
mameitagin; Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
black soybean; soybeans boiled in sugary water; pea
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
ice cream mixed with adzuki bean paste
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)
tamago dofu; tamago-dofu; steamed egg custard with soup stock, cooked in a square mould
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
mapo tofu (spicy Sichuan dish of tofu and minced meat)
having no effect; waste of effort
having no effect; waste of effort
frozen tofu; dried bean curd
pea (Pisum sativum); green pea
soybean; soybeans boiled until soft for making miso
cubed tofu (often served cold)
bowl of shaved ice with boiled adzuki beans
pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)
remnants of a bean plant; beanstalks and pods; bean husk
take a long walk off a short pier; go stick your head in a pig; (lit.) bash your head against the corner of a block of tofu and die
calabar bean; ordeal bean
skewered pieces of tofu baked and coated with miso
goma tofu; tofu-like dish made with ground sesame paste
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk
sundubu; sundubu jjigae; soft tofu stew
date-plum (Diospyros lotus); Caucasian persimmon; lilac persimmon
Fuji cherry (Prunus incisa)
man who scatters beans on Setsubun; small man; little man; lewd little man
black soybean; soybeans boiled in sugary water; pea
freshly harvested adzuki beans
pure soy milk; unprocessed soy milk; untreated soy milk
Chinese fermented black beans
whole soybeans; unprocessed soybeans
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
bean cake; soybean (oil) meal
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
sowing beans (or pulses, etc.); scattering parched beans (to drive out evil spirits)
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
mashed boiled green soybeans
doubanjiang (Chinese broad bean chili paste)
yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa
natto made from ground soybeans
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean; haricot bean; great northern bean
large broad bean; (boiled and sweetened) broad bean
damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle
processed soy milk; adjusted soy milk; treated soy milk
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
bean blister beetle (Epicauta gorhami)
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
Okinawan-style fermented tofu
pinto bean; mottled kidney bean
tiger bean; tiger's eye bean
hyacinth bean (Lablab purpureus)
blister (on the sole of the foot); corn
beans of the bean-scattering ceremony
rock cod; black-saddled grouper
kanji "bean" radical at left
risky thing to do (like feeding a fox)
benidaizu soybean; crimson soybean (trad. grown in Yamagata)
cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum); cardamon
tofu made from freshly harvested soy beans
tofu pudding; soybean pudding
arare biscuit made from soybeans
arare biscuit made from soybeans
roasted soybeans scattered to drive away evil spirits
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
natto made by a temple and given to supporters at the end of the year
borlotti bean; cranberry bean
cannellini bean; white kidney bean; navy bean
black-eyed pea; black-eyed bean
to come alive (once again); to spring back into life; (lit.) for flowers to blossom out of a fried bean
fermented tofu; stinky tofu; smelly tofu
insisting one is right even after one has been proven wrong
fertilizer made of composted natto
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
all girls eventually awaken to sex; (lit.) even the seed growing in the shade will burst open
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
black turtle bean; black bean
Japanese beetle; Popillia japonica
adzuki bean weevil (Callosobruchus chinensis)
bean weevil (any leaf beetle of subfamily Bruchinae)
chevrotain (Tragulidae spp.); mouse deer
purging croton (Croton tiglium)
butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea); Asian pigeonwings
winged bean (Psophocarpus tetragonolobus)
lima bean (Phaseolus lunatus); butter bean
black gram (Vigna mungo); black lentil
Smilax biflora var. trinervula (variety of a species of greenbrier)
Rhynchosia volubilis (species of snoutbean)
green penny fern (Lemmaphyllum microphyllum)
Bulbophyllum drymoglossum (species of orchid)
alder-leafed whitebeam (Sorbus alnifolia); Korean whitebeam
callery pear (Pyrus calleryana); bradford pear
ricebean (Vigna umbellata)
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)
woolly lespedeza (Lespedeza tomentosa) (species of flower)