root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
root; joint; base; crotch
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hold a grudge; to hold something against someone
hedge; fence; border; limit
stronghold; citadel; base (of operations); headquarters
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
to kill; to choke the life out of
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to spread its roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.); to put down roots; to settle down (in a place)
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum
firmly rooted; deep-seated
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
to come from; to have roots in
roots of grass; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file; places hidden from sight
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
feather decoration; plume
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
shivering with cold or fear
to be unmovable; to be well-established; to take root
Shimane Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
nature; character; disposition
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
down quilt; feather quilt
Akaihane (fund-raising organisation for welfare services); Red Feather
foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
over the fence (e.g. looking, conducting a conversation); back-fence
conical roof; peaked roof; pointed roof; spire
root; source; origin; basis
plume; ornamental feather
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
to take root; to strike root
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
innate cheerfulness; innately cheerful person; happy-go-lucky person; natural optimist
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion; scallion
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
hanetsuki gyoza; gyoza with wings
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
hook getting caught on something underwater
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
excavation (as preparation for construction)
inquisitiveness; nosiness
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
resting wings (i.e. a bird taking a break from flying)
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
to search every square inch; to search high and low
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
Japanese wood poppy (Glaucidium palmatum)
daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; (arch.) native-born; (arch.) trueborn
to take root; to put forth roots
gambrel roof; mansard roof
hanging roof over the ring
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
underpinning; splicing (e.g. a rotting post)
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
kanji "person" radical at top
illustrated kabuki script
kanji "enter" radical at top (radical 11)
neawase; Heian-period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
Shimane Medical University (merged with Shimane University in 2003)
Shimane University Library
absolutely (not); (not) at all
absolutely (not); (not) at all
scaffolding and temporary roof placed around a shrine, temple, etc. undergoing repair; protective scaffolding
roof monitor; monitor roof; lantern (roof)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
saw-tooth roof; sawtooth roof
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
conservative calligraphy style used to write rankings
Japanese clawed salamander (Onychodactylus japonicus)
Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
Pleioblastus chino (species of bamboo grass)
leaf beetle (of subfamily Donaciinae)
Paris verticillata (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
Calanthe tricarinata (species of orchid)
glossy abelia (Abelia grandiflora)
twin-flowering abelia (Abelia spathulata)
Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)
Calanthe reflexa (species of orchid)
Quercus sessilifolia (species of oak)
Camellia japonica 'Iwaneshibori' (cultivar of common camellia)
Adiantum monochlamys (species of maidenhair fern)
phylloxera (Daktulosphaira vitifoliae)
Negishi Station (Kanagawa)