ear (of a cereal plant) ②point (of a brush, spear, etc.) ③crest (of a wave) ④scion (in grafting)

waving heads (of grain)

fresh, young ears of rice

first ears of rice of the season ②offering (to the gods)

ear (head) of rice

tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.) ②tip (of a brush, spear, etc.)

fallen ears (of grain)

inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)

harvested grain

drooping ears (of grain)

Japan, the Land of Abundant Rice

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

smut

scion ②opportunity to continue a conversation

rows of grain thrusting upright

smut

spearhead

twig used in grafting

to pick up the thread of a story

ceremony fee

spike

shaped like an ear of grain

spike (inflorescence)

appearance of ears of grain

sprouting season (of ears of grain)

spadix (inflorescence)

racemose inflorescence (any indeterminate simple inflorescence)