orchid; Netherlands; Holland
lily of the valley (Convallaria keiskei)
rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
scholar of Western sciences (by means of the Dutch language; during the Edo period); rangaku scholar
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
noble orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)
Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata); (arch.) wild rocambole (Allium grayi)
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
Bon festival (Buddhist ceremony held around July 15); Feast of Lanterns
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
the United Kingdom and the Netherlands; British-Dutch; England
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
cast iron plant (Aspidistra elatior); baran; green plastic garnish (orig. made from leaves) used in lunch boxes, with sushi, etc.
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
wind orchid (Vanda falcata); samurai orchid
African lily (Agapanthus africanus)
Japan and the Netherlands; Japanese-Dutch
ranchu; variety of goldfish
Yangon (Myanmar); Rangoon
Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)
golden orchid (Cephalanthera falcata); kinran; very close friendship
Ullambana Sutra; Yulanpen Sutra
Ceylon (former name of Sri Lanka)
Muroran Local Meteorological Observatory
reishi mushroom and thoroughwort; fragrant plants; talented; virtuous
clivia (esp. drooping clivia, Clivia nobilis); Kaffir lily (Clivia miniata)
orchid of Western origin; tropical orchid
Dutch territory; Dutch possession
isolated place; hermitage
agave; maguey; American aloe; century plant (Agave americana)
whisk fern (Psilotum nudum)
Dactylostalix ringens (species of orchid); rigid Dactylostalix
ranchu; variety of goldfish
Akita ranga; short-lived school of Western-style painting that originated in the Akita feudal domain in the mid Edo period
watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
Oriental orchid; orchid of Oriental origin
Metanarthecium luteoviride (species of flowering plant)
Anglo-Dutch Wars (1652-1654, 1665-1667, 1672-1674)
rosebay (Epilobium angustifolium); rosebay willowherb; great willowherb; fireweed
Dutch-Japanese (dictionary, translation, etc.)
curve-leaf yucca (Yucca recurvifolia)
boy's school uniform (usu. a black jacket with a stand-up collar and loose trousers)
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia
big blue lilyturf (Liriope muscari); lilyturf; liriope; border grass; monkey grass
Thrixspermum japonicum (species of orchid)
street light shaped as a lily-of-the-valley
lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
black crowberry (Empetrum nigrum)
lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica)
lawn orchid; soldier's orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica)
parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
Spanish dagger; palm lily; Yucca Gloriosa
variegated Spanish violet; Yucca Aloifolia
St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum); ribbon plant; spider plant
Yucca smalliana (species of yucca)
thoroughwort (species of boneset, Eupatorium fortunei)
trade talks between Japan and Dutch Indonesia (1934-37, 1940-41)
Ponerorchis graminifolia (Orchis graminifolia)
Iceland moss (Cetraria islandica); Iceland lichen
calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
Lecanorchis japonica (species of saprophytic orchid)
fairy slipper (Calypso bulbosa, esp. Calypso bulbosa var. speciosa)
Yoania japonica (species of orchid); Lycoris traubii (species of spider lily)
Hector's beaked whale (Mesoplodon hectori)
Linaria japonica (species of toadflax)
Haplopteris flexuosa (species of shoestring fern)
Epipactis papillosa (species of orchid)
Epipactis papillosa (species of orchid)
Myrmechis japonica (species of orchid)
leafy goodyera (Goodyera foliosa)
Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
Eleorchis japonica (species of orchid)
Cephalanthera longibracteata (species of orchid)
Cremastra appendiculata (species of orchid)
Oreorchis patens (species of orchid)
Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid; large purple orchid
Ephippianthus schmidtii (species of orchid)
Taeniophyllum glandulosum (species of orchid)
Oberonia japonica (species of fairy orchid)
Bulbophyllum drymoglossum (species of orchid)
Cymbidium macrorhizon (species of orchid)
Microtis unifolia (species of orchid)
bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)
elephant's foot (Beaucarnea recurvata); ponytail palm
Liriope minor (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
Japanese stream orchid (Epipactis thunbergii)
Phalaenopsis japonica (species of orchid)