since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
root; joint; base; crotch
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
hedge; fence; border; limit
nature; character; disposition
Shimane (prefecture); (arch.) island country
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
dividing a plant's roots for transplanting
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to come from; to have roots in
base-stone; plinth stone; stone that serves as a pedestal for a pillar
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
root; source; origin; basis
small roof (e.g. over the first storey of a building, a window, an attached shed or veranda, etc.); overhang
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
Hakone ekiden; Hakone long-distance relay race
to plant oneself; to settle in; to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
plume; ornamental feather
cutting roots; extermination; rooting out
to take root; to strike root
basic guarantee; initial guarantee; revolving guarantee; revolving credit agreement
catching a fishing hook on seaweed, coral, etc. on the seabed or riverbed
bubo (inflamed swelling in a gland)
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
celeriac (Apium graveolens var. rapaceum)
balling and burlapping (horticulture); root wrapping
to take root; to put forth roots
pulling out by the roots; pulling up roots and all; native born; true born
kanji "person" radical at top
children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it
non-migratory seabed fish (e.g. rockfish)
neawase; Heian period game of pulling out sweet flags and competing over whose plant has the longest roots