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Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)
bogwood; bog oak
living in obscurity
Rare term
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traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.)
gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer
Idiomatic expression
to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; even the plants yield
Idiomatic expression
inflexible people; heartless people; Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone
bog bilberry (Vaccinium uliginosum); northern bilberry
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
