Very neat stuff showing up here. It occurred to me last night that this thread really accounts for about 90pct of gardening in one form or another...the apex window is so short on things...yet there is so much else going on. And I love the Japanese words...and your understanding of how your husband's using them, too. I can kind of 6th-sense (who knew THAT was a verb?) the vibe there. Fantastic.
Here's a shot of a well-known weed...and I think it's lovely:
