This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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寒梅粉

かんばいこ
flour made from cooked glutinous rice
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梅霖

ばいりん
rainy season
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梅桃

山桜桃、英桃、桜桃
ゆすらうめ、ゆすら、ユスラウメ
Nanking cherry (Prunus tomentosa); downy cherry
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梅鼠

うめねず
grayish pink; rose grey
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豊後梅

ぶんごうめ、ブンゴウメ
Bungo Japanese apricot; Prunus mume var. bungo
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蝦夷蔓金梅

えぞつるきんばい、エゾツルキンバイ
Pacific silverweed (Potentilla egedii var. grandis); Eged's silverweed
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緋梅

ひばい
Hibai Japanese apricot
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盆梅

ぼんばい
plum bonsai
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埋茶女郎

梅茶女郎
うめちゃじょろう
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
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蔓金梅

つるきんばい、ツルキンバイ
Potentilla yokusaiana (species of cinquefoil)