lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

Esp. 晩稲

late-growing rice

Esp. 晩生

late-ripening crops; late-blooming flowers

Esp. 奥手, 晩熟

late developer (e.g. child who reaches puberty late); late bloomer

Usu. 早稲

early ripening rice

Usu. 早生

early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.)

Usu. 早生

person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)

Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto)

fox (said to be messengers of Inari)

fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes)

Abbreviation; Word usually written using kana alone

inarizushi

(flash of) lightning

drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice

ear (head) of rice

rice cultivation; rice crop

field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice