lightning

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama) ②Inari shrine ③fox (said to be messengers of Inari) ④fried tofu (said to be a favorite food of foxes)

regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court) ②Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)

ear (head) of rice

(flash of) lightning

paddy field

Inari (god of harvests, wealth, fertility, etc.) ②Inari shrine ③inarizushi (sushi wrapped in fried tofu) ④scrotum

rice cultivation

Inari shrine

stack of rice straw

rice-drying rack

fried tofu (aburaage) used for inarizushi

Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

migratory bird that arrives in autumn (unknown species; perhaps a wagtail)

rice pest

sparrows flocking on ripening rice fields

sheaf of rice

cult of Inari

the more learned, the more humble

the more learned, the more humble

rice plant (Oryza sativa)

rice reaping

rice threshing

striped stem borer larva

rice straw

drying rice on a rack

sheaf of rice

African rice (Oryza glaberrima)

teineite

wet-land rice

alumni of Waseda University

late-growing rice

state-owned rice (ritsuryō system)

Champa rice

early ripening rice ②early-ripening fruit (grain, etc.) ③person who becomes physically or mentally mature at an early age

field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice

female student or graduate of Waseda University ②woman who allegedly pursues a career at the expense of love, feminine interests, etc.

rice blight