Paulownia Blooms' First Fruiting Kiri Hajimete Hana wo Musubu, one of the "72 climates" of the solar year. This one corresponds to about Jul. 23 - Jul. 27. It symbolizes late summer with paulownia trees starting to bear fruit....with you-know-what that starts with "U" and is three characters long! Implying "usagi" (rabbit) from their outfits.That's the onnne!!No, wait.But man, is it ever hot!Soups.Pancetta.We've got udon for lunch today!You've got to be careful that you don't get heat exhaustion!Whole roasts.Everyone!No, thank you.UnagiNormally, I'd translate it as "eel", but the joke requires romanized Japanese.Gotta eat stuff that gives you energy!Things that start with "U"!True enough. Sometimes, you have to stuff yourself...Steak.You complaining?Everyone!I caught plenty of ugly bullfrogs, so I'm sharing the wealth! She doesn't say "ugly", but I needed something starting with "U" to make the joke work...No lead-ins like that.
