rikka; formal style of ikebana
flowering; blooming; blossoming; flowering (of a civilization, talent, etc.); blossoming; blooming
Burmese rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus); angsana; flowering quince (of genus Chaenomeles) (Pseudocydonia sinensis); Chinese quince (Chaenomeles sinensis); quince (Cydonia oblonga)
snow, moon, and flowers; beauty of the four seasons
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
all varieties of flowers; many flowers
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
offering of flowers (at shrine, grave, etc.); floral tribute
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
flowers and trees; flowering trees
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
god of flowers; flower spirit
peanut (Arachis hypogaea); groundnut
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
written seal; stylized signature
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
a gathering of many beautiful women (talented people); simultaneous emergence of many talents and achievements; (lit.) hundred flowers blooming in profusion
red-light district; pleasure quarters; world of the geisha; demimonde
enchantingly beautiful flower; bewitching beauty
plum blossoms; ume blossom
fragrance of flowers; scent of flowers; flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)
sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua)
(garden) balsam (Impatiens balsamina); touch-me-not
flower arrangement; floral art; ikebana
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
celebrated flower; beautiful woman
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
flowering plant; flower; ornamental plant
table for memorial flowers; table for laying flowers (after someone's death)
Chinese prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum bungeanum); Sichuan pepper (spice); Szechuan peppercorn
flowers reflected on a mirror and the moon reflected on the water's surface; something that is visible but having no substance; the subtle and profound beauty of poems that cannot be described in words
satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
scattering of the blossoms and falling of the leaves; (fig.) the impermanence of worldly things
running amok; committing violence on; in utter disorder
petal; flower petal; lips of a beautiful woman
flowers or flower arrangements for a butsudan (household Buddhist altar)
square or rectangular bento box containing cross-shaped separators
sexually transmitted disease; social disease
female flower; pistillate flower
male flower; staminate flower
birth flower (flower associated with the month of one's birth)
material used for flower arrangement
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans); sweet olive
anthology (of poems); florilegium
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
Chinese trumpet creeper (Campsis grandiflora)
cryptogam; cryptogamous plants; cryptogamic plant
anthesis; flowering season
adding a crowning touch of beauty (to); giving added luster (to); crowning beauty (honor, grace) with even greater glory
yellow flower; plant with yellow flowers; chrysanthemum; rapeseed flowers
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
paper flower; decorative paper flower for a funeral; (arch.) piece of paper given as a tip in a red-light district (that can later be exchanged for money)
perianth; floral envelope
cleistogamous flower; self-pollinating flower
flower arrangement in a built-up style; placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt; seasonal peak of flowers
painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
ornamental hairpin; makeup involving flower patterns, etc.
marigold; Calendula officinalis
flower head; flowerhead; anthodium; capitulum
beautiful scenery of spring; red-light district
floriculture; flower gardening
ceramics with a blue pattern on a white background
floral decorations, e.g. at a wedding
bell-shaped window (usu. in temples)
(cherry) blossom front; flower front
prefectural flower; floral emblem for a prefecture
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (so beautiful that) fish stay on the bottom of water and flying wild geese fall from the sky in shame
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
flowers blooming in moonlight
ornamental flower; decorative sterile floret (of a composite flower)
flowers of the Amur silvergrass
red blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature
mutual love; the love one shows to another person being returned
spring wind telling the tidings of flowers
(last) flower remaining in bloom
cherry blossom viewer; flower-viewing guest; special customer; frequent customer
charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; great beauty; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon hides and flowers are abashed
red flower; safflower (esp. as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine)
Cassia wine; osmanthus wine
bright light; wedding ceremony
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
garden nasturtium (Tropaeolum majus); Indian cress
bird of paradise flower; Strelitzia reginae
flowery yet empty words; pretentious talk; insubstantial statements; Chinese (language)
Supreme Orders of the Chrysanthemum
small flower; floret; pseudanthium
fertile flower (on a flowering plant which also has infertile flowers, e.g. hydrangeas)
Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
blossoms falling in confusion
palynomorph; pollen fossil
the poetic feeling of a late spring scene (with flowers scattering and birds chirping)
let a hundred flowers blossom; Hundred Flowers campaign
racemous inflorescence; raceme
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) the moon is abashed and flowers wilt
spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season
umbellate inflorescence; umbel (i.e. flower with a large number of flowers growing radially from a common center)
ornithophilous flower (i.e. pollinated by birds)
court ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)
Order of the Chrysanthemum
imperial chrysanthemum crest; imperial seal of Japan
plum blossom design; silk fabric with a plum blossom design
achlamydeous flower; naked flower
kousso (vermifuge made from pistillate brayera flowers); kosso; cusso; koso
tea ceremony and flower arranging
evanescent glory; passing prosperity
flower shop; florist's (shop)
Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
Kaou; Kao (Japanese chemical & cosmetics company)
achlamydeous flower; naked flower
centrifugal inflorescence
androgynous flower; bisexual flower
gamopetalous corolla; sympetalous corolla
paper flower for a funeral
beautiful woman (metaphorical)
cross-fertilization; allogamy
phanerogam; phanerogamous plant; phanerogamic plant; spermatophyte; flowering plant
insectivorous flower; carnivorous flower; insectivorous plant; carnivorous plant
capitulum (inflorescence)
bowl of rice topped with beef (or pork) and egg
Satsuma mock orange; Philadelphus satsumi
simple fruit; monothalamic fruit
double flower; double blossom
tubular flower; disk floret
fallen blossom doesn't return to the branch, a broken mirror can not be made to shine; what's done is done; there's no use crying over spilled milk
tubular flower; disk floret
ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)
cymose inflorescence (any determinate simple inflorescence); cyme
the charms of a uniquely beautiful woman; (lit.) (so beautiful that) flowers are abashed and the moon hides
Mirror Held to the Flower (1424 treatise on noh theater, written by Zeami); Kakyō
unusual flower; rare flower
floriculture; flower gardening
compound umbellate inflorescence; compound umbel
pseudanthium; flower head
water chestnut flower; water caltrop flower
corymbose inflorescence; corymb
plum blossom festival (held at Kitano Shrine on February 25)
spring rain that falls around the time that flowers bloom; spring rain that hastens the blooming of flowers
Anthozoa (class of cnidarians)
island arc (like the Aleutian Islands)
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers
neroli oil (essential oil made from bitter orange flowers)
racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)
the beauties of nature and the harmony that exists between it and man (as the key poetic theme of a haiku)
winning favor or influence using someone else's property; plagiarism; (lit.) presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers
boiled chrysanthemum petals pickled in vinegar
Order of the Precious Crown, Wistaria
okara; soy pulp; tofu dregs; edible pulp separated from soybean milk in the production of tofu
medlar (Mespilus germanica); common medlar; Crataegus germanica
pollen-free Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose
China rose (Rosa chinensis)
Narthecium asiaticum (species of yellow flowering plant)
Rhododendron latoucheae (species of rhododendron)
zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata)
day lily (Hemerocallis dumortieri); orange-yellow day lily; Nikko day lily
fragrance of flowers; scent of flowers
flowers and the moon; refined leisure; elegant pastime
red-light district; pleasure quarter