Vocabulary

the brilliance of cherry blossoms which illuminate the evening

public flower garden

tournament other than the six major tournaments

(flower's) style

(flower's) pollen tube

beauty such as to put a flower to shame

flower-shaped family crest

painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting

the part of the fruit from which the flower has dropped

hollyhock (Althaea rosea)

rosette

mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

bride

rush mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

flower picking; flower gathering

oiran; highest-ranking courtesan

procession of oiran through a red-light district (e.g. to meet a regular client; during the Edo period)

dried bonito shavings

mistaken account; miscommunication

accent

non-standard pronunciation

freight train

freight car

monetary system; currency system

monetary economy

governing; administering

currency speculation

profit on currency exchange

exchange arbitration

pseudopodium (temporary protrusion of an ameboid cell); pseudopod

counterfeit goods; fake; (a) forgery

false membrane; pseudomembrane

excess; extra

limited edition

limited war

critical situation

marginal utility

high magnification microscope

joist

root hair