草

toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)

laughingstock

thatched hut

Abbreviation

the seven spring flowers

Abbreviation

the seven fall flowers; the seven autumn flowers

Abbreviation

the seventh of January; Festival of Seven Herbs

dark green

green grass

soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll)

a text written entirely in kana

graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries)

notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.)

rough draft

herbivore

herbicide

running and cursive scripts

weed suppression (by mulching, etc.)

drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up

reed pipe

fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera)

Colloquial

fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)

Abbreviation

arabesque pattern

toothed medick (Medicago polymorpha)

The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)

Common noun; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

hurry; rush; flurry

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

simple; brief; quick

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

rough; crude; careless; inadequate

Expressions; Letters ending with this start with 前略, 冠省, etc.

yours sincerely; yours in haste

article for pawning

Architecture

lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)

Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)

fodder (for horses or cows); hay; feed

grassy; weedy

lawn; sod; turf