NounChinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Nounslim waist; slender figure; willowy figure · waist of a willow tree

Nounbeautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows

Nounwillow twig

Nounkitchen knife for sashimi

Nounlacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

Nounwillow-leaf arrowhead · part of a Japanese stirrup · willow leaf

Nounwater pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)

Nounrosebay (Epilobium angustifolium); rosebay willowherb; great willowherb; fireweed

Nounloach stew; loaches boiled in soy sauce with stewed eggs and slivered burdock root

Nounwicker trunk

Nounshishamo smelt (Spirinchus lanceolatus)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride

Nounlow geta made of willow

NounLiujiang man; one of the earliest modern humans found in East Asia

NounThe Willow Barrel (collection of Edo-period senryu) (abbr); Haifu Yanagidaru

Nounkitchen knife for sashimi

Nounbeautiful scenery of spring · red-light district

Nounred-light district; pleasure quarter

Nounred blossoms and green willows; beautiful scenery of spring; natural beauty; beauty of nature

NounRyūkyō Shinshi (book by Narushima Ryūhoku concerning the Yanigabashi pleasure quarters)

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)the soft may prove more durable than the hard; willow trees don't break under the weight of snow

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)natural state; being unspoilt by human touch; willows are green, flowers are crimson · spring is beautiful · things are different by nature; all things have their characteristics

NounSalicaceae (plant family containing willows, poplars, aspens, etc.)

NounChinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)