willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)
Thunberg spirea; Spirea thunbergii
rosegold pussy willow (Salix gracilistyla)
handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride
slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)
kitchen knife for sashimi
weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
without making waves; softly; (lit.) (like) a willow in the wind
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; spring is beautiful; things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics
kitchen knife for sashimi
the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
riverside willow (esp. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla)
Salicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)
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
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
Japanese poplar (Populus maximowiczii)
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
Salix koriyanagi (species of willow)
knotgrass (Polygonum aviculare)
water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)
Salix leucopithecia (species of willow)
Lombardy poplar (Populus nigra var. italica)
Salix urbaniana (species of willow)
Chinese hypericum (Hypericum monogynum)
chosenia (Chosenia arbutifolia) (species of willow, also Salix arbutifolia)
Berchemia racemosa (species of flowering plant related to buckthorn)
Salix kinuyanagi (species of willow)
Koyanagi Station (Aomori)
Yanagihara Station (Ehime)