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根
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Colloquial
dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum; pessimistic
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deep-rooted; ingrained
Examples
彼らは多くの根深い迷信に打ち勝った。
They overcame many inveterate superstitions.
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rooting up (weeds, etc.)
Examples
警察は飲酒運転を根絶やしにしようとしている。
The police are trying to get entirely rid of drunken driving.
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eradication; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
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eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
Examples
人間の野蛮性は決して根絶できない。
The savage in man is never quite eradicated.
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to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
Examples
あまり根を詰めるのは体に良くないよ。
If you push yourself too hard, you'll make yourself ill.
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to come from; to have roots in
Examples
彼の考えは経験に根ざしている。
His belief is rooted in experience.
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since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.)
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Followed by a verb in negative form
absolutely (not); (not) at all
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coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
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complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
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endurance contest; test of endurance
Examples
さあ、根比べをしよう。
Let's see who can hold out the longest.
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to plant oneself; to settle in
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to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area); to have taken root
