秋

Proverb

silence is golden

East Asian sage (Salvia japonica)

Organization name

Akita Prefectural University

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

(waiting) impatiently; (spending) many a weary day; each moment seeming like an eternity

European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); woundwort

autumn, season of the tastes

spring flowers and the autumn moon; beauty of nature as it changes from season to season

goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica)

Organization name

Akita University

Akita Kantō Festival (3-6 August)

Indian lettuce (Lactuca indica)

longing for loved ones

first day (beginning) of autumn; first day of fall

late in autumn; late in fall

giving an amorous sidelong look; casting an amorous glance (at); playing up to someone behind the scenes

casting a coquettish glance (at a man)

Proverb

people may bring about their demise for love; it is easy to have one's weak points taken advantage of; in autumn (during mating season), deer come forth when they hear (a hunter's) whistle

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

sake that is brewed in winter, pasteurized, aged over the summer, and distributed in autumn after a second pasteurization

end of harvest

Proverb

a straw will show which way the wind blows; a falling leaf shows that autumn has come

From a rakugo story; used ironically to poke fun at someone who makes an ignorant statement with confidence

Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro

may you live a thousand years

Poetical term

Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

Poetical term

Japan