a tree; more specifically, a living tree / the bent and gnarled trunk or roots of an old tree / wood, lumber / something made of wood / in ancient China, a wooden musical instrument

wet

(business) closing up the cash register

causing attention, showing, important

"letter closed" character (from 閉める, close) / sum (from 〆高, 締高, sum) / measurement of paper / bundle (from 締める, fasten)

the hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes

buckle (belt clasp)

Lengths of laid rice straw rope used for ritual purification in Shinto shrines. They can vary in diameter from a few centimetres to several metres, and are often seen festooned with shide. A space bound by shimenawa often indicates a sacred or pure space, such as that of a Shinto shrine.

Alternative spelling of 木々

damp / moist / wet