Word Meaning 根付

実も結ぶが、挿し木でも根付くらしい？

It bears fruit, but it seems it may even set root from cuttings?

十二支文化は、人々の日常生活と言語文化の中に深く根付いている。

The culture of the Chinese zodiac is deeply rooted in people's lives, language and literature.

屋根付きの金ぴかの霊柩車って、見慣れてるからなんとも思わないけど、最初に考えたやつはセンスがどうかしてる。

I don't mind since I'm used to it, but the first guy who thought about making a hearse with a golden roof on top of it, he must have had quite bad taste.

建前は「嘘」と誤解されがちですが、それは「嘘」のように「人を騙そうとするもの」ではなく「相手との意見の相違を、相手に不快感を与えず伝えるための手段の一つ」だと私は考えています。討論することを敬遠しがちな日本人が、円滑に物事を進めていけるようにと根付いた文化だと思います。

The concept of "Tatemae" tends to be misunderstood as lying. But I think it's not lying in the sense of deceiving others, but rather as a way of respecting others' differences in opinion without making them uncomfortable. It's a cultural aspect stemming from how Japanese people tend to avoid arguments in favor of keeping the peace.