rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
green willow (i.e. one that has budded)
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
Thunberg spirea (Spiraea thunbergii)
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla); Salix gilgiana (species of willow); high-quality coarse tea
natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; spring is beautiful; things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics
without making waves; softly; (lit.) (like) a willow in the wind
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
goat willow (Salix caprea); pussy willow
Salicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)
Salix leucopithecia (species of willow)
rosebay (Epilobium angustifolium); rosebay willowherb; great willowherb; fireweed
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loaches under the willow tree
Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)
a fox is not taken twice in the same snare; there are no birds in last year's nest; (lit.) there aren't always loach under the willow tree; good luck does not always repeat itself
Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)
Salix kinuyanagi (species of willow)
chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia)
Salix urbaniana (species of willow)
Yanagihara Station (Ehime)
Koyanagi Station (Aomori)