grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
spinach (Spinacia oleracea)
herbivorous; plant-eating; graminivorous
fourwing evening primrose (Oenothera tetraptera); fragrant evening primrose (Oenothera stricta); large-flowered evening primrose (Oenothera glazioviana)
great plain; prairie; steppe; hahahaha; LMAO; ROFL
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
draft (for a speech, bill, etc.)
dry grass; dead grass; hay; withered grass
pasture; grassland; meadow
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
miracle herb; sacred herb; herb with mysterious powers
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
drafting (e.g. a bill); drawing up
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
caterpillar fungus (esp. Cordyceps sinensis)
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
commoner; humble subject; private citizen who opposed the Tokugawa shogunate during the Bakumatsu period; grassy place; bush
primrose; Siebold's primrose (Primula sieboldii); cherry blossom primrose; Japanese woodland primrose
kanji "grass radical" (radical 140); grass crown
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
pheasant's eye (species of buttercup, Adonis ramosa)
common poppy (Papaver rhoeas); corn poppy; field poppy; red poppy
snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
to draft; to write a rough copy
common gypsophila (Gypsophila elegans); baby's breath; babies' breath; soaproot
man who doesn't adhere to traditional masculinity, esp. with women and careers; herbivore man
a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)
initial stages; first stage; early period; pioneer days; beginning; outset
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
thatched hut; monks cell; (my) humble abode
wind-resistant blade of grass; resistant idea (metaphorically)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf; liverwort; bird's-eye primrose (Primula farinosa subsp. modesta); mealy primrose
herbivorous; graminivorous
Aleutian ragwort (Senecio cannabifolius)
tenacity of weeds; stubbornness of weeds; die hard spirit
lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis)
Hypericum erectum (species of St. John's wort)
sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
hay bacillus (Bacillus subtilis); grass bacillus
Steppe Route (precursor to the Silk Road)
rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
mountain grass; mountain weed; mountain plant; Gleichenia japonica (species of fern with white-backed leaves)
Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus)
wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
edible grass (for insects); larval food plant
gypsy rose (Scabiosa japonica); gipsy rose; scabiosa
Sincerely yours (with the nuance of "please excuse the brevity of this letter")
galingale (any plant of genus Cyperus, esp. species Cyperus microiria); nut grass (Cyperus rotundus)
grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus)
highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
all things have the Buddha nature
Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula); Venus's flytrap
blue passion flower (Passiflora caerulea)
Leontopodium japonicum (species of perennial closely related to edelweiss)
marigold (esp. the French marigold, Tagetes patula); plains coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria); northern maidenhair (Adiantum pedatum)
Japanese primrose (Primula japonica)
mimosa (Mimosa pudica); sensitive plant; touch-me-not
red seabroom (Digenea simplex); dewormer made from red seabroom, licorice and rhubarb
snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis); snow-flower
fringed orchid (Pecteilis radiata); white egret flower; sagiso
Reineckea carnea (flowering plant in the Asparagaceae family)
The Pillow Book (Heian-period collection of writings by Sei Shōnagon)
Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla); silverbeet
Monotropastrum humile (species of saprophytic plant)
large-flowered lady's slipper (Cypripedium macranthos var. speciosum)
Chelidonium japonicum (species of poppy)
Siberian yarrow (Achillea sibirica); achillea
sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
mignonette (Reseda odorata)
plantain (esp. Asian plantain, Plantago asiatica)
Saxifraga fortunei var. alpina (species of rockfoil flower)
printed, semi-cursive, and cursive scripts
winter annual; biennial; biennial plant
Sogetsu school of flower arrangement
cursive form of man'yōgana; man'yōgana written in sōsho style
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake
fragrant orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea); rocket larkspur (Consolida ajacis)
scarlet sage (Salvia splendens); red salvia
Chinese mesona (Platostoma palustre)
soft windflower (Anemone flaccida)
marsh grass of Parnassus (Parnassia palustris)
Trillium smallii (species of trillium)
hurried; hasty; busy; precipitate; sudden; abrupt
sweet autumn clematis (Clematis terniflora)
horny goat weed (Epimedium grandiflorum var. thunbergianum)
Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
running and cursive scripts
lace-leaf plant (Ouvirandra fenestralis, Aponogeton madagascariensis); lattice-leaf plant
cutting grass for fodder or compost; seaweed collecting
Pyrolaceae (family of evergreen perennial herbs)
Habenaria dentata (species of bog orchid)
printed, semi-cursive, and cursive styles of writing Chinese characters; three-category system in traditional disciplines: basic, halfway, and transformed
Guttiferales (plant order)
rough draft of a book; draft-manuscript book; dummy comic book
Hypericum (plant genus including St. John's worts)
Japanese Gynura (Gynura Japonica)
Clusiaceae (family of plants including St. John's worts and mangosteens); Guttiferae
rustic tea house made out of a thatched hut
crouched walk treading on hands for stealth used by ninja
herbicide resistance; herbicide resistant
storybook shop (Edo period); ezōshi shop
cat's whiskers (Cleome gynandra)
spider flower (Cleome hassleriana)
soapwort (Saponaria officinalis)
silvermound (Artemisia schmidtiana); asagiriso
Mitella stylosa (species of miterwort)
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
(arch.) private diary; (arch.) pillow book; book of erotic pictures
weed suppression (by mulching, etc.)
bleeding heart; Dicentra spectabilis
grass feeding (livestock)
grass jelly (jelly-like Asian dessert)
straw or hay (laid out in barns for livestock)
miswriting a word; using the wrong kanji to write a word
valeric acid; pentanoic acid
Elatostema umbellatum var. majus (variety of plant related to the nettles)
shield sundew (Drosera peltata); pale sundew
Japanese pachysandra (Pachysandra terminalis); carpet box; Japanese spurge
Aconitum loczyanum (monkshood species)
mountain avens (Dryas octopetala); eightpetal mountain-avens; white dryas; white dryad
common thyme (Thymus vulgaris); garden thyme
houseleek (any plant species of genus Sempervivum)
geranium (any plant of genus Geranium)
coffee senna (Senna occidentalis)
Canada goldenrod (Solidago canadensis var. scabra)
Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
white false hellebore (Veratrum oxysepalum)
St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum)
California poppy (Eschscholzia californica); golden poppy
eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
Arisaema urashima (species of cobra lily)
yarrow (Achillea millefolium); milfoil
Kamchatka stonecrop (Sedum kamtschaticum)
Anemone nikoensis (species of anemone); ichirinso; poppy anenome
Lamium album var. barbatum (variety of white deadnettle)
Scutellaria indica (species of skullcap)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica); liverleaf
European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea); woundwort
East Asian sage (Salvia japonica)
Omphalodes japonica (species of flowering plant related to borage)
touch-me-not (Impatiens textori); jewelweed
goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea subsp. asiatica)
shinleaf (Pyrola japonica)
giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea var. leiophylla); late goldenrod
bigleaf periwinkle (Vinca major); greater periwinkle
cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata); greenhead coneflower
passion fruit (Passiflora edulis); passionfruit
hound's-tongue (Cynoglossum zeylanicum)
love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena); ragged lady; fennelflower; nigella
toad lily (Tricyrtis hirta)
meadowsweet (Filipendula multijuga)
Lathyrus quinquenervius (species of vetchling)
sweet woodruff (Asperula odorata)
moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
Potentilla cryptotaeniae (species of flowering plant)
pocketbook plant (any plant of genus Calceolaria)
Paris verticillata (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
chamberbitter (Phyllanthus urinaria); gripeweed; shatterstone; stonebreaker; leafflower
white hellebore (Veratrum stamineum); false hellebore
Parnassia foliosa (species of flowering herb)
Oxytropis megalantha (species of locoweed)
weaselsnout (Lagotis glauca)
Trollius hondoensis (species of globeflower)
blue spirea (Caryopteris divaricata); blue mist shrub
Platanthera maximowicziana (species of orchid)
Carpesium divaricatum (species of flowering plant)
Leontopodium hayachinense (species of plant related to Edelweiss)
bastard lupine (Trifolium lupinaster); lupine clover; hop clover; trefoil
Veronica miqueliana (species of speedwell)
bowman's root (Veronicastrum sibiricum); Culver's root
European waterclover (Marsilea quadrifolia); pepperwort; water shamrock
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
Indian pipe (Monotropa uniflora)
Pinguicula ramosa (butterwort species)
snakeberry (Maianthemum dilatatum); two-leaved Solomon's seal; false lily of the valley
Odaesan woodrush (Luzula plumosa)
Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)
Japanese canopy plant (Paris japonica)
Japonolirion osense (species of flowering plant)
orpine (any plant of family Crassulaceae, esp. the garden stonecrop, Hylotelephium erythrostictum)
Liparis makinoana (species of miniature orchid)
primula (any flower of genus Primula, which includes primroses, cowslips and cyclamens)
Asian lopseed (Phryma leptostachya subsp. asiatica)
cypress vine (Ipomoea quamoclit); cypressvine morning-glory; cardinal creeper
orpine (Hylotelephium telephium)
great St. Johns wort (Hypericum ascyron); giant St. John's wort
common glasswort (Salicornia europaea)
trailing spurge (Euphorbia humifusa)
Mexican fireplant (Euphorbia heterophylla); painted euphorbia; Japanese poinsettia
Swertia bimaculata (species of felwort)
pogonia (Pogonia japonica)
hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. japonica f. variegata); liverleaf
Habenaria longitentaculata (species of bog orchid)
Habenaria longitentaculata (species of bog orchid)
yellow bird's-nest (Monotropa hypopitys); pinesap; false beechdrops
Japanese wintergreen (Chimaphila japonica)
garden cress (Lepidium sativum)
Veratrum maackii (species of false hellebore)
Arabis flagellosa (species of rockcress)
Japanese madder (Pseudopyxis depressa)
mixed cursive-style man'yōgana and hiragana writing
cylindrical seat made of straw covered in fabric