華

capital; national capital

People's Republic of China

flowers and incense (given as a Buddhist offering)

deluxe edition

Abbreviation

Fahrenheit

simple, inexpensive Chinese restaurant; popular no-frills Chinese restaurant; hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurant

Nichiren sect of Buddhism (sometimes specifically referring to the Hokke school of Nichiren)

Tendai sect of Buddhism

From 花の金曜日

Friday (when one feels excited about the weekend)

Food, cooking

Chinese noodles

Japan and the Republic of China

hot-spring mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite; sinter

snowdrop (Galanthus spp.)

snow falling like flower petals; snow on a tree resembling a flower

red snow

flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit

はなみ only

name and reality

かじつ only; Esp. in poetry

form and content; appearance and substance

national pride

lotus position (meditation and yoga posture); padmasana; sitting with legs crossed and feet placed on opposing thighs

lotus seat (under Buddhist statue); lotus base; lotus pedestal

luxury liner

majestic and splendid

empty show; frivolity; levity

Buddhism

Lotus Sutra

luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling; magnificent

zinc white; zinc oxide; flowers of zinc

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Eiga Monogatari (11-12C epic); A Tale of Flowering Fortunes

Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)

udumbara (mythical Indian plant often identified with the cluster fig, Ficus glomerata)

something very rare (from the legend that the udumbara flowers once in 3000 years)

Japanese fiber banana flower

green lacewing eggs