outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
introduced species; non-native species; alien species
Japanese iris; blue flag; Iris ensata
reproductive (procreative) power; fertility
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
extermination; expulsion; destruction
hybridization; crossing; mixing
secretariat; executive office
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
hyacinth (Hyacinthus orientalis)
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
vitality; (one's) life force
Reeves spirea (Spiraea cantoniensis)
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)
light (e.g. colour, color)
flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)
Enkianthus perulatus (species of flowering plant in the Ericaceae family)