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
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
the scruff or nape of the neck
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
hedge; fence; border; limit
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to kill; to choke the life out of
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
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
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to come from; to have roots in
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
duckweed; rootless person; wanderer
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
feather decoration; plume
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
dome; vaulted roof; cupola
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
nature; character; disposition
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
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
impeller; (turbine) runner; vaned wheel
plume; ornamental feather
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
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 (species of scallion, Allium fistulosum)
root; source; origin; basis
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
hanetsuki gyoza; gyoza with wings
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)
the island country of Japan; the Japanese Isles
pounding down earth around the roots of a tree; adding short branches of flowers to the base of an arrangement in ikebana
battledore and shuttlecock game (played at the beginning of the year)
to search every square inch; to search high and low
inquisitiveness; nosiness
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
Buckleya lanceolata (species of parasitic deciduous shrub)
daikon, etc. trimmings, usu. added to rice
to take root; to put forth roots
gambrel roof; mansard roof
hanging roof over the ring
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; native born; true born
Calanthe discolor (species of orchid)
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
kanji "person" radical at top
illustrated kabuki script
neawase; Heian period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots
absolutely (not); (not) at all
absolutely (not); (not) at all
excavation (as preparation for construction)
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
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)
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)