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tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

wooden; made of wood

tree; trees and shrubs

lumber; timber; wood

plants; vegetation

wooden; made of wood; wooden construction

wooden box; wooden crate

shade of a tree; bower

large tree

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

wooden sword

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

tall tree

Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)

wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.); barrier gate; checkpoint gate

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

bokken; wooden sword

Thursday

roadside trees; row of trees

big tree

sunlight filtering through trees

wood (for building); lumber; timber

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

cherry tree

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

block (of wood); chip; splinter

plain wood; unfinished woodwork

garden plant; garden tree; potted plant

grain (of wood)

Tochigi (city, prefecture)

fallen tree

flowerpot; plant pot

oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard

seedling; sapling; young tree

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

wood carving; woodcraft

bush; shrub

tree climbing

unbarked lumber

garden tree

driftwood

Thursday

Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)

woodworking; woodwork; woodworker; carpenter

sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires

row of cherry trees (lining a street)

pine tree

charcoal

Jupiter (planet)

standing tree; standing timber

in the trees

young tree; sapling

old tree

wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing

wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

wooden tag

woodcutter; lumberjack; logger

wooden hammer; wooden mallet

evergreen spindle (Euonymus japonicus); Japanese spindle tree

shrub; shrubbery

wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

cold wintry wind

wooden building; wooden architecture

live tree; green wood; unseasoned wood

wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing

lumberyard

shade of a tree; bower

bark (of tree)

wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree

public works

perch; barstool

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

old tree

wooden ship

yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

various kinds of small trees; assorted trees

wooden clappers

pulpwood; raw timber; unprocessed timber; original (or ancestor) of a tree cultivar

decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust

oaf; blockhead; stupid person; dunce; insensitive person

splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop

(railway) sleeper; (railroad) tie; crosstie

dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree

mummy

tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree

ending up right back where one started

gardener; garden centre

cluster of trees; grove; thicket

fragrant wood; aromatic tree

doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person

dogwood (Cornus controversa)

crosspiece; bar; rail

wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust

Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

wooden framework; wooden frame; timberwork

wooden plate

raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)

trees and stones; unfeeling person

standing tree; standing timber

grain (of wood); unlacquered woodwork; plain wood; roughly cut wood for carving or lathing

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

wooden house; woodframe house

piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood

bark (of a tree)

back door

mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

flowers and trees; flowering trees

fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

winged spindle-tree (Euonymus alatus); burning bush; winged euonymus

cheap lodging house

log

wooden house; frame house (building)

wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

to fell a tree

fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)

leaf bud; bud of Japanese pepper tree (Xanthoxylum piperitum)

narrow, long, and thin pieces of wood strung together that were used to write on in ancient times

wooden spatula

money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant

lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

lumber dealer

original stock

grafting

wooden shoes; clogs

xylem; wooden part (of)

if you want to hide a tree, the best place is a forest

forked tree; forked branch

one tree

sacred tree

Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir

Trojan horse

tree; woody plant

grade of wood; quality of wood; end grain; cut end; wooden grip (e.g. on a handbag)

Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir

tall tree; forest tree; arbor; arbour

wooden horse (used in S&M play or torture)

wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

wood carving; wooden sculpture; woodcraft

wooden form; wooden model; wooden pattern

sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

coping; top rail; top part of the upper cross-beam of a torii

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

shade of a tree; bower

abatis

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

wooden barrel

merry-go-round; carousel

sunlight filtering through trees

decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

wooden bridge

mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant

piece of wood (cut from a larger piece); chip of wood; block of wood

deutzia (Deutzia crenata)

yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa; Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus)

dugout canoe

woodblock print; woodcut; woodprint

T-shaped wooden bell hammer

yoke; constraints; oppression

Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir

doorman; gatekeeper

wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie

bush; shrub

deutzia (Deutzia crenata)

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo

exotic non-Japanese wood (rosewood, ebony, blackwood, etc.); imported wood

old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood

woodblock (engraved block of wood used to make prints); woodblock printing; woodblock print

woodblock; (printing) block

crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore

xylophone

woodpecker

civil engineering and construction

dryad; tree spirit

wood chip; splinter; thin shingles

woodpecker

stones and trees; sticks and stones; apathetic person; cold-hearted person; (arch.) brown coal

woodwork

smell of new wood

big but useless person

unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive

rice-drying rack

woodblock; (printing) block

evergreen tree

woody; ligneous

rafter

ridgepole; ridge beam

petty official; minor official

rubber tree

Japanese quince (Chaenomeles speciosa); flowering quince

texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail

woodturner

any beech tree of genus Castanopsis

avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots

log bridge

Hedera rhombea (species of ivy)

sticks used for calculations; divining rods

tree climbing

cold wintry wind

avenue of cedars (cryptomeria)

to be blunt; to be curt

barren trees in winter

cold wintry wind

wooden pillow

wooden pipe; wooden bobbin; woodwind instrument

(arch.) firewood usage fee at an inn (for cooking food brought by the guest); cheap lodging house

sunlight filtering through trees

branch (of a tree); stick

woodcutter; lumberjack; logger

wooden mosaic work; parquetry; wooden mosaic (e.g. on a piece of furniture); marquetry; marqueterie

woodwind instrument

bottom part of the upper cross-beam of a torii

homa stick; stick on which prayers are written, then ritually burnt before an idol to ask for blessings

cutting; planting (a cutting)

nature; natural scenery

crude wood (i.e. with many knots)

cherry tree

wooden hammer; wooden mallet

sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)

lumber dealer

fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans); sweet olive

gardener; landscape gardener; nurseryman

grafting

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

wooden building; timber building

mistletoe (esp. European mistletoe, Viscum album); parasitic plant

gate money; admission fee

firm tofu

gate with a crossbar

woodwork; woodworking

wooden framework; wooden frame; timberwork

a single tree or blade of grass; every stick and stone (of a place)

birch tree (esp. the Japanese white birch, Betula platyphylla var. japonica)

Tochigi Prefectural Police (abbr)

flowering tree; Japanese red maple (Acer pycnanthum)

wooden mosaic; parquetry

large gate (to a castle); front gate; checkpoint (Edo period)

wooden sword

cotton thread

paper-thin sheet of wood

naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation

wooden products

Japanese alder (Alnus japonica)

ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables

Kiso valley section of the Nakasendo

boardwalk (e.g. over marshy ground); wooden causeway

felling; logging

civil engineering

pestle

perch; barstool

perch; barstool

sunlight filtering through trees

even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods

wooden coffin

tree surgeon; arborist

Japanese andromeda (Pieris japonica); lily-of-the-valley

wood ashes

chocolate-vine (Akebia quinata); fiveleaf akebia; akebi; fruit of the akebia

grapevine

flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)

stock (from which a graft is taken); understock; root stock

dyeing with vegetable dyes

mature tree; adult tree; fully grown tree

tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

common kochia (Bassia scoparia); burning bush; summer cypress

spirit of a tree; tree spirit; wood alcohol; wood spirit; methanol

first wintry wind in fall

workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load

dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest

kanji "tree" radical at left (radical 75)

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

T-shaped wooden bell hammer

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

cherry tree; cherry wood

bell with wooden clapper; leader; guide (of the public)

raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)

naturally growing tree; tree that does not grow in a tree plantation; natural wood

splint; brace

white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia

pestle

grain (of wood)

grove in summer

tree structure

woodworker; carpenter

scouring rushes; Equisetum hyemale; common horsetail

young tree

wooden ship; wooden boat

thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire

zigzag pattern; zigzag formation; steps down from a pier; pathway covered by extended eaves to protect from snow; large saw used by lumberjacks

old tree of historical interest; excellent wood; precious woods; choice wood

to not see the forest for the trees; to not see the wood for the trees; to be caught up with trivial matters and lose sight of the big picture

ending up right back where one started

breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis); breadfruit tree

sawmill

crutches

publication; wood-block printing; canopy (trees)

sunlight filtering through trees

half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

carpentry shop; woodworking plant; sawmill

if you want to hide a leaf, the best place is a forest

hardwood

marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish

lumberyard

(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees

roadside trees; row of trees

wooden cup

wooden peg

wood screw

stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock

magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia

grapevine

grapevine

seven-day workweek; working every day of the week; (lit.) Mon-Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri-Fri

sunlight filtering through trees

pestle

wooden bowl

potted tree

dark under the trees; obscurity of a forest

piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

wooden frame

splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop

weak tengu; small tengu

Yakudza vicarius (species of moth)

woodturner

wall bars

big but useless person

silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)

wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid

matchwood; splint; stick; scroll roller

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

yoke; constraints; oppression

silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)

kanji "tree" radical at left (radical 75)

good wood; good timber; good lumber; good tree

squirrel

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

bleached cotton cloth

rafter

cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom

wood carving; woodcraft

half a loaf is better than none; (lit.) even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

wood glue; school glue; white glue; PVA glue

wooden mosaic; parquetry

Tuesdays and Thursdays

bleached cotton cloth

to be blunt; to be curt

cherry tree

subtree

chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt

forked tree; forked branch

driftwood; floating timber

wooden board struck with a mallet as a signal

banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)

woodblock printing

Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree

Aphananthe oriental elm (Aphananthe aspera); mukutree

charcoal paper; paper used in charcoal drawing

wooden stick; wooden pole

swinging log; horizontal bar

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

lattice work

bleached cotton cloth

rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus); Korean rose

sawyer

tree bark (esp. as an ingredient in traditional Chinese medicine)

fragment of wood

civil engineer

fukugi (Garcinia subelliptica); happiness tree

avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street

wooden spatula

deciduous tall tree

garden gate

(oil) press

conical hat

flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

weekday; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

red-berried elder (Sambucus racemosa subsp. sieboldiana); Japanese elderberry

roots of herbs and barks of trees used in Chinese medicine

forbidden fruit

Tue-Thurs-Sat

bare tree (usu. of deciduous trees in winter); leafless tree; naked tree; Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)

big but useless person

sewing needle for cotton thread

person who has lost something they used to rely on; (lit.) a monkey fallen from the tree

banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)

syntax tree

binary tree

weak tengu

forked tree; forked branch

wooden lure used for squid fishing

grafting

rapid slicing stroke of a sword (in kendo); slashing down a sword in a quick dancing motion

Miki Station (Miki Railway)

twigs; treetops

vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax

twig used in grafting; budwood

thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire

wooden rooster; unflinching fighting cock; strong individual unaffected by adversity

anil indigo (Indigofera suffruticosa); Assam indigo (Strobilanthes cusia)

petty official; minor official

baseboard; skirting board

beam

silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder

trees and grass; vegetation

(oil) press

poison bulb (Crinum asiaticum); giant crinum lily

Machilus thunbergii (species of laurel)

cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax

Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma

smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed

dugout canoe

Kizu Station (Kyoto)

arboretum

Siamese cassia (Senna siamea); Bombay blackwood; kassod tree; cassia tree

Nepal holly (Ilex integra)

ancon; bracket; corbel piece

lintel; crossbar; gate with a crossbar; roofed gate

Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)

split firewood

woodblock printing; woodblock print

bark (of a tree)

Naoki Prize (literary award)

(oil) press

wooden guidepost

gas giant (Jupiter, Saturn); giant planet (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune); Jovian planet

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

Japanese horse chestnut (Aesculus turbinata)

woodworking

calligraphy

percussion instrument made of small pieces wood strung together

binary tree

wooden block

laths; bamboo lathing

woodblock printing; woodblock print

dugout canoe

to sew a fox's skin to the lion's; (lit.) to graft a bamboo shoot on a tree

cotton goods or clothing

fruit of a tree; nut; berry

bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

leaf insect (esp. species Phyllium pulchrifolium)

wooden plug; cork; tampion

Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

tall, evergreen tree

stones and trees; sticks and stones; apathetic person; cold-hearted person; (arch.) brown coal

cutting; planting (a cutting)

deep in the woods

lignification

splint; brace; epithesis; splice; support (e.g. for a plant); prop

all things have the Buddha nature

Chinese pistache (Pistacia chinensis)

Thursday and Friday

ancient tree; old tree

charred stake; ember

holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food

rocking horse

garden plant; garden tree; potted plant

wooden Buddha

classification of fragrant woods used as incense

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

withered trees and frozen rocks; (fig.) a person that is hard to approach

doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person

evergreen tree

Araki Station (Chiba)

fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle

workmen's chant while pulling a heavy load

woodcarver

treetop

hardwood

tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar

bogwood; bog oak; living in obscurity; fig

bogwood; bog oak; living in obscurity; fig

split firewood

early spring

Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)

pounding the edges of planks of wood to join them

wood gas vehicle

log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole

Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)

Thursday, Friday and Saturday

mine timbers

Chinese sumac (Brucea javanica)

young tree sprouts; young tree buds

lignification

binary search tree

charcoal drawing

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

rustic work

deciduous tall tree

ancient tree; old tree

darkness under the trees; dark place under the trees

joined block construction of a statue

softwood

kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

educational activities involving wood or trees

(mnemonic for) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto

(mnemonic for) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

pygmy woodpecker (Dendrocopos kizuki)

tea olive (Osmanthus fragrans); fragrant olive; sweet olive

thicket

Indian costus (Dolomiaea costus); costus root (used in traditional Chinese medicine)

driftwood

Japanese barberry (Berberis thunbergii)

unlikely event; rare occurrence

bush; shrub

sawyer's shed

the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew

kinoko; mountain-dwelling demon resembling a child

Betulaceae (birch family)

pruning shears

dried Chinese redbud (as used in Chinese medicine)

traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree

stock of lumber; having lumber in store

wooden water pipe; wooden flume

dendrolatry (worship of trees)

wood screw

(measuring) ruler

woodworking tool

to bow (in great numbers) to a greater authority; to be drawn (en masse) to something attractive; (lit.) even the plants yield

hidden behind trees

nankeen (cloth)

white-bellied woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)

flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

forest tree

Schoepfia jasminodora (tree of family Schoepfiaceae)

score counter (for multiples of kan)

Yagi antenna

wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree

end grain (of wood); cut end; cross section

unusual tree; rare tree; strange tree

woody parts (of a plant); xylem

inflexible people; heartless people; (lit.) Buddhist images of wood, metal, and stone

deciduous shrub

attentive to detail; careful; considerate; meticulous; detailed

timber; lumber; wood

registered architect with a license for wood construction

wood pulp

log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole

driftwood

bogwood; bog oak; living in obscurity; fig

bottom of a bargeboard or cantilever

cutting; planting (a cutting)

hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

Japanese ternstroemia (Ternstroemia gymnanthera); cleyera

pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan)

false daphne (Daphniphyllum macropodum); yuzuriha

to take a rest under a tree; to rest in the shade of a tree

evergreen magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora); southern magnolia; loblolly magnolia; bull bay

cotton sheeting

yoke; constraints; oppression

artificial wood; faux wood

baseboard; skirting board

bell hammer backwards body drop; sex position with the woman lying backwards on top

kindling; tinder; chips of firewood; mushroom-growing log

red-black tree; self-balancing binary search tree

doll; puppet; blockhead; idiot; useless person

perch; barstool

magnolia (Magnolia obovata); Japanese big leaf magnolia

wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener

wooden plug

unlikely event; rare occurrence

wood gas vehicle

woodblock printing; woodblock print

strange tree; mysterious tree

wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste

Yagi-Uda antenna

(oil) press

wood sledge

wax tree (Toxicodendron succedaneum); Japanese wax tree

light green; yellowish-green

Trojan horse

first wintry wind in fall

sawyer's song (a traditional woodcutters' work song)

woodblock printing; woodblock print

devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree

Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore

have a pass to; have access to

lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)

subshrub; undershrub

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

wooden cup

brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)

weak tengu; small tengu

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

carpenter

rocking horse

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

wood engraving; endgrain woodcut

International Tropical Timber Organization

lepidodendron

wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

Pandanus boninensis (species of screw pine)

wooden cannon; cannon with a wooden barrel

any beech tree of genus Castanopsis

printing type made from wood

marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish

Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)

zigzag rasp

sawyer's song (a traditional woodcutters' work song)

pestle

castor aralia (Kalopanax septemlobus); prickly castor oil tree

oil press

there are exceptions to every rule; (lit.) rocks will flow and leaves will sink

woodcutter; lumberjack; logger

fragrant wood; wooden peg; toggle

understory trees; underbrush; undergrowth

Coriaria japonica (species of shrub)

woodworking tool

Maundy Thursday; Holy Thursday

wooden doll with Japanese costumes made from cloth with the edges tucked into grooves in the wood; kimekomi doll

plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)

grain stalk radical at left (radical 115); two-branch tree radical at left

great burnet (Sanguisorba officinalis)

woodblock (engraved block of wood used to make prints); woodblock printing; woodblock print

woodworking tools; woodworking machines

small block of wood used to clean one's anus after defecating

wood chip; splinter; thin shingles

of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse

Japanese butterfly bush (species of buddleia, Buddleja japonica)

man is not made of stone; man is made of flesh and blood

tree that has dropped its leaves; bare tree

wood fiber; wood fibre

snow fungus (Tremella fuciformis); silver ear fungus

tree fern

the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men

Eurasian scops owl (Otus scops)

unusual tree; strange tree; mysterious tree

limbless wooden doll; kokeshi doll

tree blown down by the wind

burning wood; firewood

the best flowers are the cherry blossoms, the best individuals are the samurai; as the cherry blossom is first among flowers, so is the warrior first among men

hammerhead shark

log on the roof of a shrine set perpendicular to the ridgepole

yoke; constraints; oppression

sawhorse; sawbuck

pratimokṣa; pratimoksha; rules governing the behaviour of Buddhist monks and nuns

great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)

large-diameter tree (70 cm or larger); stout tree

children's game in which a wooden stick driven into the ground is dislodged by sticks thrown at it

wood wool; excelsior

raspberry (any plant of genus Rubus, esp. Rubus palmatus var. coptophyllus)

to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; (lit.) to look for fish by climbing a tree

smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed

artificial wood; faux wood

layering (a plant)

wooden dolls; type of theatrical makeup; type of artwork using paper, cloth and paste

plane tree (esp. the Oriental plane, Platanus orientalis)

public works

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)

carved wooden seal

beefwood (Casuarina equisetifolia)

compressed wood

small shrub; subshrub; undershrub

exposed rafter

Japanese cheesewood (Pittosporum tobira)

wood lath

beautiful trees

devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree

Nepal holly (Ilex integra)

mangrove (of family Rhizophoraceae)

harlequin glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)

cotton batting; cotton wadding; cotton padding

Prunus zippeliana (East Asian species of prunus)

unfeeling or callous person

part of a wooden board closer to the bark; face side

mignonette (Reseda odorata)

eighth lunar month

Kiso horse (Japanese indigenous horse breed); kisouma

Tochigi Prefecture (Kanto area)

holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)

wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person

perch; barstool

belch; eructation; burp

wooden printing block

wampee (Clausena lansium)

bark (of a tree)

pestle

pestle

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

forked tree; forked branch

grafting

grafting

Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)

wooden spatula

evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)

ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables

ornamental crossed rafter ends on shrine gables

Ürümqi (China)

rubber tree

rubber tree

thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire

tea plant (Camellia sinensis)

Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

white magnolia (Magnolia denudata); lilytree; Yulan magnolia

banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)

banksia rose (Rosa banksiae)

swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill

swordfish (Xiphias gladius); broadbill

weak tengu; small tengu

weak tengu; small tengu

wood screw

yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Chinese catalpa

Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

stock (in grafting); wood used as a platform (or base, etc.); block (i.e. chopping block); (gun) stock

wood vinegar; pyroligneous acid

the embers of a former relationship flare up again; old love blazes anew

family crest based on a japonica flower; style of jōruri narrative used for kabuki dances

conical hat

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

bark beetle (Scolytidae spp.); gribble (Limnoria lignorum); grain borer; wood borer

flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered

tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar

tulip tree (Liriodendron tulipifera); tuliptree; yellow poplar

vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax

vegetable wax; Japan wax; sumac wax

wooden stick; wooden pole

wooden stick; wooden pole

sawyer

lattice work

ebony