yuba (dried tofu skin)

Classical Japanese and literary form of もえる (moeru, “to burn”)

Classical Japanese form of もえる (moeru, “to sprout”)

congee traditionally served on January 7th (七草の節句), made from 7 herbs (七草)

filling the bath with hot water

to fill the bath with hot water

soft, stealthy steps

(crystallography, metallurgy) dendrite (crystal)

a katana-like ninja short sword

The hiragana syllable ふ (fu). Its equivalent in katakana is フ (fu). It is the twenty-eighth syllable in the gojūon order; its position is は行う段 (ha-gyō u-dan, “row ha, section u”).