Vocabulary

Themeda triandra var. japonica (variety of kangaroo grass)

Carex morrowii

sweet viburnum (Viburnum odoratissimum)

ostrich fern; Onoclea orientalis

honey locust (Gleditsia japonica)

Idesia polycarpa; idesia

tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); winter peony

coralberry (Ardisia crenata)

Mahonia japonica; Japanese mahonia

modern term; neologism

inquiry counter; consulting service; assistance service

selflessness; selfless devotion to the service of others

Shuhari; three stages of mastery: the fundamentals, breaking with tradition, creating one's own techniques

deemed securities

machine-dependent character; platform-dependent character

planing (wood)

long-vowel mark; macron

pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus)

squatting (esp. with elbows on knees)

mainlander; non-Okinawan Japanese; Yamato Japanese

news client (software)

Heian-period coming-of-age ceremony for girls

conduction

softwood

hardwood

exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood

buying a replacement; replacement purchase

not permitting; not authorizing

cochlea implant

woodworking

shoelace; bootlace

fellow students

coffee lounge; coffee shop; cafe

play equipment; playground equipment

full account

exchange (something) together

embouchure

several types; several kinds; several species

heavy smoke; thick smoke

mining and manufacturing industry