basis; foundation; grounds; authority
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
root; source; origin; cause
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
grated daikon; daikon grater
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
belief that where there's a will, there's a way
baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence
energy; vitality; mental determination
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
endurance contest; test of endurance
scientific basis; scientific foundation; scientific grounds
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
servile character (disposition)
patiently; with perseverance
root crops; root vegetables
ill-natured; twisted; ill-natured person; twisted person
yellowtail and daikon cooked with soy sauce
cause of a disease; root of an evil
purification of the six roots of perception
infusion of kudzu, cinnamon, etc., used as an antifebrile, for hangovers, etc.
thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon
rhizome; rootstalk; rootstock
six sense organs (eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind)
thick legs; fat legs; cankle; cankles
carpal (any of the bones of the carpus in the wrist)
radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)
to have a perverse character; to have a twisted personality
gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
mercantile disposition; having a nose for profit; commercialism; mercenary spirit
snobbery; snobbishness; philistinism; vulgar and ostentatious nature (disposition)
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
variety of long, columnar daikon; Nerima daikon
root of the nose; nose; sense of smell
roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine
spirit of true craftsman; (craftsman's) pride in his work
Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
underhand character; thievish nature
fate predetermined from a prior existence
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
to strike at the root of an evil
townsman's (independent) spirit; mercantile spirit
mercenary spirit; greed; avarice; base nature
patience; perseverance; ability of the common man to understand Buddhist teachings
free lodging (for pilgrims, etc.)
hard to penetrate event or situation
tarsus (group of small bones between the tibia and fibula and the metatarsus)
periodontal membrane; periodontal ligament
thievish nature (character); thieving heart; cunning and greedy character
daikon-offering ceremony (Ryotokuji temple, Kyoto)
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried
ipecac (species of shrub, Cephaelis ipecacuanha); ipecacuanha
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
turnip cake (dim sum dish); radish cake
predatory nature; rapacious disposition
root canal treatment; root canal therapy
okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)
to pour one's heart and soul into
slavish submission to power; sycophancy; flunkeyism; toadyism
radical leaf; rosette; basal leaf
grated radish; grated daikon
sweet rocket (Hesperis matronalis); dame's rocket; dame's violet; Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
dorsal root; posterior root
half-dried daikon, salted and picked in kōji
partisan spirit (prejudice); partisanship; factionalism
three wholesome roots (no coveting, no anger, no delusion)
hydroxyl group; hydroxyl radical
luck, steadfastness and patience (the three keys to achieving success)
evidence-based medicine; EBM
Adenostemma lavenia (species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family)