Vocabulary

deemed securities

machine-dependent character; platform-dependent character

planing (wood)

long-vowel mark; macron

trance-style (music)

lazy; indolent; reluctant to get up off one's backside

pelagic thresher (Alopias pelagicus)

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

undone victory; upset victory; lost victory

squatting (esp. with elbows on knees)

mainlander; non-Okinawan Japanese; Yamato Japanese

to swarm; to crowd; to flock together

news client (software)

to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate)

Heian-period coming-of-age ceremony for girls

conduction

to squeeze; to collapse

softwood

hardwood

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

buying a replacement; replacement purchase

to achieve one's desire

not permitting; not authorizing

cochlea implant

woodworking

shoelace; bootlace

fellow students

coffee lounge; coffee shop; cafe

play equipment; playground equipment

full account

to pitch camp

to pass the baton (e.g. in a relay race)

speak of the devil

to cast a shadow

great men have great fondness for the sensual pleasures

to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

to read between the lines

at once; immediately

to dirty one's hands

to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone