粗金の: lead-in phrase introducing the word 土 (tsuchi)

defect, flaw, blemish, weak point

Alternative spelling of 木々

(idiomatic, especially a child) to be on the verge of tears

(idiomatic) to compete ruthlessly

to go through severe hardships

to shave; to plane / to delete; to cut off

a pencil sharpener

a tree / Short for 木曜日 (mokuyōbi): Thursday / wood grain

(derogatory) wooden, as of a person's character or behavior / (derogatory) wooden, as of a person's mental abilities: blockheaded, stupid, dimwitted