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Chinese peacock (species of swallowtail butterfly, Papilio bianor)

wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; oat (Avena sativa); oats

wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; oat (Avena sativa); oats

vetch; tare

Japanese snake gourd (Trichosanthes pilosa)

small, crow-billed tengu

black Japanese striped snake (Elaphe quadrivirgata); Japanese black ratsnake

black cat

wild oat (Avena fatua); wild oats; oat (Avena sativa); oats

glossy black (hair); (lit.) color of a crow with wet feathers

glossy black

quick bath

Corvus (constellation); the Crow; the Raven

something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night

something indistinct; (lit.) a crow in a pitch-black night

Yatagarasu (mythical raven who aided Emperor Jimmu on his eastern expedition); three-legged crow inhabiting the sun in Chinese mythology

spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up

spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up

blacker than black

spoiling someone's work; useless effort; labouring in vain; (lit.) if a peasant sows seeds, the crows will dig them up

crow's feet (wrinkles)