A group of onmitsu, government-employed undercover agents, established by the 8th Tokugawa shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751). Sometimes described as ninja.

sweet osmanthus / the flowers of the sweet osmanthus

(euphemistic) the moon

snowflake

jasmine flower; of the genus Jasminum.

Synonym of オレガノ (“oregano”)

(idiomatic): "dango instead of flowers", substance over form → indicating a preference for the practical over the purely aesthetic, preferring dango (which are tasty and nutritious) rather than flowers (which are merely decorative)

a peach blossom

a female given name

a female given name