瓜

melon; gourd

Idiomatic expression

exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)

Guam

oval face (e.g. of a beautiful woman)

stem and calyx of muskmelon (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

melon field; melon patch

cucurbits (Cucurbitaceae spp., esp. edible); gourds

Proverb

avoid compromising situations

gourd vine

hawthorn-leaf maple (Acer crataegifolium); uri maple

Proverb

like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines

melon fly (Bactrocera cucurbitae)

be careful not to invite the least suspicion; leave no room for scandal

Alangium platanifolium var. trilobum

cucurbit leaf beetle (Aulacophora femoralis)

dog tapeworm (Dipylidium caninum); cucumber tapeworm; double-pore tapeworm

grey-budded snake-bark maple (Acer rufinerve); redvein maple; Honshū maple

Rare term

cucurbit leaf beetle (Aulacophora femoralis)

ぼうぶら is primarily Kansai dialect

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

age 16 (of a girl); pubescence; puberty

age 64 (of a man)

breaking of the hymen (during sex); female defloration; deflowering

cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)

watermelon splitting (game)

sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; Vietnamese luffa; dishcloth gourd

loofah (bath sponge); loofa; luffa; vegetable sponge

Usu. as ...も〜もない, ...も〜もあるものか, etc.

worthless thing; insignificant thing