akadama...........a red ball

akikusa......a design of autumn field plants & flowers

aoi.....a hollyhock

ayu.....Japanese trout

basho.........Japanese banana

bishamon-kikkomon..... a pattern constructed with combined octagons :a design
originates from Bishamon's armour decoration

botan.............a peony

botan-hanakarakusa.....a floral arabesque pattern with peony flowers

choji  .... a clove pattern, one of takara-zukushi: it was considered as rare spice

genjiko  ......a name of the popular game naming or identifying scent of incense in the
Heian period

gobenka ........a floral design with five petals usually placed in the center of Imari plate
or bowl

hato.........big waves

hoju ..........a round ball with  a corn on the top: it means a wish-come-true jewel also
known as nyoi-hoju

ho-oh ( or houou )...a phoenix bird

hyoretsu.......cracked ice

icho  ......ginkgo

ishidatami.....a stone pavement

kai ...........a shell

kacho.....................birds and flowers

kakine..........a fence

kame................a turtle

kaminari........thunder

karakusa ....a winding ivy pattern of the arabesque

kakuregasa ........a magic hat to make a person invisible

kakuremino ........a magic straw rain cape to make a person invisible

kikko......a tortoise shell

Glossary
Description of Patterns
IMARI