material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
south-southwest; south-south-west
bad reputation; disgrace; unpopularity
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
ancient civilization; ancient civilisation
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
rather; better; instead; if anything
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
bet; wager; stake; gamble
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
uninhabited island; desert island
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
head; lead; vanguard; first
that is to say; so that means
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.