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

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)

article for pawning

Architecture

lintel (lacking the grooves needed for a sliding door)

smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth

Asiatic dayflower (Commelina communis)

fodder (for horses or cows); hay; feed

arabesque; scrollwork

lawn; sod; turf

plants; medicinal herbs

tobacco shop; tobacconist

branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed

waste of effort; thankless task

miracle herb; sacred herb; herb with mysterious powers

Idiomatic expression

going through great pains in vain

weeding

caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)

hay; dry grass

perennial plant

chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi

Food, cooking

fruit of the akebia

straw zori

shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)