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

齦, 歯茎: the flesh round the teeth; gum

剥ぐ: tear off, peel off, skin, disrobe / 接ぐ: join together, such as wood and cloth

ハグ: hug

接, 接ぎ: joining, patching together / 萩: Japanese bush clover (Kummerowia striata) / 脛: the lower leg, the shin / 榛木: a hazelnut tree

羽子板: a hagoita: rectangle wooden paddle used to play hanetsuki (traditional Japanese battledore, similar to badminton); often painted with a colorful image and used as an ornament in modern Japan

botamochi (sweet)

(textiles) leftover scrap fabric

the shin

Japanese clover (Kummerowia striata, formerly Lespedeza striata). Culturally important as one of the 秋の七草 (aki no nanakusa, “seven flowers of autumn”).