flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
largehead hairtail (Trichiurus lepturus); scabbard fish; beltfish
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
barracuda (Sphyraena spp.)
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
hamachi; young Japanese amberjack; young yellowtail
sole (any fish of the families Cynoglossidae and Soleidae); red tonguesole (Cynoglossus joyneri)
garden eel; conger eel (esp. the common Japanese conger, Conger myriaster)
kuruma prawn (Marsupenaeus japonicus); kuruma shrimp; Japanese tiger prawn
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
cherry fruit (esp. sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
French beans; string beans
wax gourd (Benincasa hispida); ash gourd; white gourd; winter melon
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
red stingray (Dasyatis akajei)
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
autumn eggplant; eggplant picked eaten in the autumn
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
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
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
pomegranate (Punica granatum)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
goby (fish); yellowfin goby (Acanthogobius flavimanus)
kisslip cuttlefish (Sepia lycidas); common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar