artificial pollination; hand pollination; mechanical pollination
horticultural science; horticulture
thinning (buds and branches)
Western honeybee; European honeybee (Apis mellifera)
archer's bracer; archer's armguard
controlled-release fertilizer; slow-acting fertilizer
thermal spring source; onsen source
removal of astringent taste (e.g. by cooking)
permeable layer; pervious layer
Canis (genus of wolves, dogs, etc.)
household garbage; household trash; household refuse
rush mat for sleeping; sleeping mat
basal fertilizer; basal dressing; manure given at the time of planting
sun drying; drying in the sun
axillary bud; lateral bud
sawing; death by sawing (i.e. as a capital punishment)
F1 hybrid; first filial hybrid; first cross
proper time (e.g. for harvesting rice); appropriate time; right time
improvement in efficiency
getting oil; extraction of oil (e.g. from seeds); drilling for oil
free range farming (poultry, etc.); floor feeding
autumn sowing; fall sowing
(arch.) ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata); jiaogulan (species of herbaceous vine; Gynostemma pentaphyllum)
organic fertilizer; organic fertiliser