iris (flower); Siberian iris (Iris sanguinea); (arch.) sweet flag (Acorus calamus); (arch.) calamus
rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
many objects (for study); encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica)
Japanese clethra; tree clethra; clethra barbinervis
tall stewartia (Stewartia monadelpha); hime-syara stewartia
growing wild (naturally); native
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
funeral hall; ceremony site
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps)
field horsetail (Equisetum arvense); common horsetail
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
bulbil (esp. of a Japanese yam); propagule; brood bud
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)
first cherry blossom of the year
late-blooming cherry blossom