forest, shrine grove

careless, sloppy, faulty...

stoppage, interruption, cessation...

careless, negligent

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)

chief brewer at a sake brewery

rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)

hardy rubber tree (near-threatened species often used in Chinese medicine, Eucommia ulmoides)

temple juniper (Juniperus rigida), needle juniper

Asarum nipponicum (species of wild ginger)

large beam balance, weighbeam

Capital of Trees (nickname for Sendai City)

fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)

fourspine sculpin (species of fish, Cottus kazika)

Tochū tea (high in minerals and reputed to be beneficial for weight loss and in cases of high blood pressure)

Eucommiaceae (monotypic plant family containing only the hardy rubber tree)

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

grove of the village shrine

careless (slipshod) and with many omissions

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains), Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

shore juniper (Juniperus conferta)

prickly juniper (Juniperus oxycedrus), prickly cedar, cade juniper...

lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus; esp. one living in the mountains), Tricyrtis macropoda (species of toad lily)

dwarf Japanese garden juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. procumbens)

common juniper (Juniperus communis)

(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between

(of a choice) one being as excellent as the other, both so beautiful it is hard to choose between