葉

mulberry leaf

falling paulownia leaf signaling the beginning of autumn (fall)

sorrel (Rumex acetosa); Common sorrel; garden sorrel; spinach dock

Food, cooking

magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi

Futabasaurus suzukii (species of plesiosaur)

Botany

monocotyledon; monocot

buzzword; popular expression; vogue word or phrase

Japanese white pine (favored for gardens and bonsai)

maple leaf

beginning of an epoch; initial period

occipital lobe

thin sheet of silver; silver foil; silverleaf

censer; incense burner made of a sheet of mica hemmed by silver and placed on charcoal embers, used in incense-smelling ceremony

Japanese mountain ash (Sorbus japonica); Japanese whitebeam

leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)

return postcard

polite language used by women

secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)

Botany

stipule

postcard with a reply card attached

New Year's postcard

posterity; future generations; descendant

posterior pituitary; neurohypophysis

East Asian evergreen forest culture (theory)

Proverb

genius shows from childhood; the Japanese bead tree is fragrant from when a sprout

wet fallen leaves

retired men who get underfoot at home

spoken language; spoken words

language