毬藻(まりも)

marimo algae

毬栗(いがぐり)

chestnut in its burr

毬栗頭(いがぐりあたま)

crew cut

毬(まり)つき

ball-bouncing game

毬遊(まりあそ)び

playing with a ball

手毬(てまり)

traditional Japanese handball

手毬歌(てまりうた)

handball song

手毬寿司(てまりずし)

ball-shaped sushi

手毬麩(

湖底(こてい)には、丸(まる)く育(そだ)った毬藻(まりも)が静(しず)かに揺(ゆ)れていた。

At the bottom of the lake, round-grown marimo were swaying quietly.

秋(あき)の山道(やまみち)で、毬栗(いがぐり)を踏(ふ)まないよう足元(あしもと)に気(き)をつけた。

On the mountain trail in autumn, I watched my step so as not to step on chestnut burrs.