穂

gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)

harvested grain; harvested rice ears

appearance of ears of grain

Shinto

ceremony fee; money dedicated to the gods when participating in a ceremony

Proverb

the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest

ear of a cereal plant

Poetical term

the Land of Verdant Rice Plants; the Land of Abundant Rice; Japan

smut

Scilla scilloides (species of squill)

ear of wheat

drooping ears (of grain)

to pick up the thread of a story; to resume a conversation

smut fungus (Microbotryum violaceum)

Agriculture

smut; bunt; dustbrand

sprouting season (of ears of grain)

spadix (inflorescence)

racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)

Organization name

Akaho Shinkin Bank

Japanese odd-scaled snake (Achalinus spinalis); Peters' odd-scaled snake; grey burrowing snake

Organization name

Takachiho University of Commerce

Organization name

Takachiho University

Proverb

when you are in a state of fear, the smallest thing will startle you; a fleeing soldier takes fright even from a head of silver grass

Proverb

the more learned, the more humble; the boughs bearing the most hang lowest

Historical term

quiver (cylindrical and worn on the back or hip)