a Japanese magnolia; a Japanese michelia (Magnolia compressa)

a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

importance, weight / value

important, weighty / valuable

(figuratively) thing that must be handled with care; Pandora's box / (figuratively) box of luxury

(mythology) Princess Otohime's casket to Urashima Tarō

village

beckon

invitation; to invite

villages