plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
dominion; territory; possession
whole nation; whole land; whole country
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
country; territory; domain; realm
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
archeological excavation (archaeological)
earthenware; unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
in the earth; in the ground; underground
humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
pleasant memory to take to the afterlife; good memory; something that makes one feel one can die in peace
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
powerful local clan; local strongman
regional cuisine; local cuisine
this impure world (as opposed to the pure land); (arch.) feces; (arch.) faeces
embankment made of earth; bank; levee
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
endemic disease; local disease
description of regional climate, culture, etc.
avalanche of earth and rocks
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
black terracotta; black soil
loess; yellow ochre; yellow ocher; (arch.) Hades; (arch.) hell
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
Pure Land sect (of Buddhism); Jodo (sect)
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
territorial dispute; territorial issue
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
landslide disaster; sediment disaster
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
soil amelioration; soil improvement
edge of the ring; verge; brink; critical moment
Jōdo Shinshū (offshoot of the Jōdo sect); True Pure Land School
peasant uprising (Muromachi period)
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
civil engineering and construction; public works and construction
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
shoes strictly prohibited
climate and natural features (of a region)
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
potter's clay; kaolin; kaoline
seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); pit; orchestra; parquet
Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
lower world; this world; the earth
causeway; land bridge; path on an embankment
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
entrance procession of wrestlers into the ring
earth dug out of a construction site
indigenous people; native people; natives; aborigines
abhorrence of (living in) this impure world
mainland China; China proper
house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud
garden soil; soil used in a garden
cornerstone; foundation stone
seeking rebirth in the Pure Land
violation of territorial sovereignty; intrusion into territory
national land development (e.g. building infrastructure, roads, etc.)
civil engineering and construction
food steam-boiled in an earthenware teapot
Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)
Southern Kuril Islands (held by Russia, claimed by Japan); Northern Territories
Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays
the (civil engineering and) construction industry
oil-based clay (for modelling, sculpting, etc.)
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
one's innate character; spirit; backbone
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
wasteland; barren or infertile soil
"goggle-eyed" clay figure; variety of humanoid figurine from the late Jōmon period
scorched-earth strategy (tactics)
burning earth, e.g. for sterilization and converting compost
earthenware (ceramic) bell
layer of clay; clay stratum
potting soil; planting mix; compost
retaining wall; sheathing
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
ashes and earth; poor volcanic soil
dirt mound; dirt walls on the inside of the sunken hearth in a tea room; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
overseas territory; overseas possession
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
high waves which rise during the dog days of summer
summer airing (of clothes)
upper parterre (e.g. in a kabuki theatre)
three major sutras of Pure Land Buddhism
soil with manure; composted soil
complete collapse; (something) going to pieces (breaking up beyond repair)
domestic pigeon; feral pigeon
maintenance of territorial integrity
(as opposed to those compiled later) ancient fudoki compiled by imperial order in 713 CE
straw-rope pattern pottery; Jomon ware
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
local color; local colour
soil texture; earth (in Wu Xing)
diatomaceous earth; diatomite; siliceous marl; kieselguhr
all things have the Buddha nature
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
you are what you eat; slogan encouraging consumption of local seasonal foods for one's health; (lit.) indivisibility of the body and the land (because the body is made from food and food is made from the land)
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
land of eternally tranquil light (highest realm in Tendai Buddhism)
folk toy; traditional toy
hot-pot meal featuring oysters and a miso broth, cooked at the table
seed ball ("natural farming" technique)
mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
archeological site (archaeological)
climate and natural features (of a region)
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Northern Territories dispute; Kuril Islands dispute
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
magnesia; magnesium oxide
western lands (China, India, etc.); the West
realm of a Buddha; Pure Land; paradise; Buddhist country; land where Buddha has appeared to spread his teachings
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
rare-earth element; rare-earth metal
local cuisine; regional cuisine
first tournament for a wrestler
land which one visits; alien land; topsoil brought from another place to mix with the soil
wooded area; verdant area
product of the land; present; souvenir
(Japanese) National Land Agency
soil moisture; soil water
inseparability of body/mind and geographical circumstances
borrowing pit (in flood prevention)
soil animal; soil life; soil biota; edaphon
day of the ox in midsummer (during the hottest season); dog days of summer
former property or territory
soil; loamy soil; loam; soil with clay content of 25-37.5%
right in the center (centre)
mainlander; person from the mainland
American Indian; native American
national development arterial expressway
Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation
national missile defense (US) (defence); NMD
construction state; civil engineering state; country dominated by the construction industry
Director General of National Land Agency
National Land Survey Act (1951)
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
former grand champion's 60th birthday ring-entering ceremony
National Government Defrayment Act for Reconstruction of Disaster-Stricken Public Facilities
native state (of pre-independence India); princely state
coefficient of earth pressure at rest
coefficient of passive earth pressure
opening ceremony for the new ring in a stable
coefficient of active earth pressure
China clay; porcelain clay
crumbly black topsoil (esp. from weathered volcanic ash); loam soil
organizational climate; organization culture; organizational environment
construction waste soil; surplus excavation soil
four realms (in Tendai Buddhism or Yogacara)
fallen trees (esp. cryptomeria on Yakushima)
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
loam; humus; soil formed from fine volcanic ash
tumulus; barrow; grave mound
Amitabha's Pure Land (composed of nine levels)
small area; a pinch of earth
tea cloth; teapot mat (rest)
ceremony to purify the ring before the start of a tournament
prefectural land; prefectural territory
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
waiting place for a wrestler beside the ring
charcoal burned in an earthen kiln
wrestler's belt used in a bout
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)
Chinese pond mussel (Sinanodonta woodiana)
Sphaerium japonicum (species of fingernail clam)
money broker (Muromachi period)