earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(social) position; status
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
place; room; margin; scope
home area; home town; local
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
site; point on a map; spot
every place; various places
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
district; section; sector
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
base (military, expedition, etc.)
terrain; geographical features; topography
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
back street; back alley; off-street
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
underground; subterranean
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
horizon (related to land)
surface of the earth; ground surface
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
level ground; plain; flatland
underground train; subway
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
enemy territory; hostile place
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
secret base; hideout; hidden position
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
housing district; residential district
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
heaven and earth; top and bottom
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
agricultural land; farmland
starting point; starting line
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
landowner; landlord; landlady
safety zone; traffic island
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
center; centre; metropolis
level ground; horizon; field of view
white background; blank; female virgin
natural disaster; cataclysm
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
painting of a scene in Hell; a picture of Hell
locational advantage; advantageous position
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
sleeping comfort or snugness
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
marshland; wetland; swampland
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
high ground; plateau; heights
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
major earthquake; large earthquake
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
basin (e.g. between mountains)
herbal medicine prepared from dried earthworms
malicious; deliberately mean
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
social status; social position
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
black ground; black cloth
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
latent disposition; inner feelings
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
demesne; estate; private land; private property
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
to go underground; to go into hiding
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
plateau; tableland; eminence
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
hell on earth; living hell
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
proposed site; site chosen
lawless area; lawless district
sharp ear; long ears; ability to remember everything one hears
cracks or fissures in the ground
this place; where one comes from; here
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
area under direct control (of the shogun)
underground lake; subterranean lake
district court; local court
District Public Prosecutor's Office
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
dangerous position; peril
real hair; one's own hair
second basement level; subbasement
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
lord of a manor; estate steward
place of residence; dwelling place
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
pasture; grassland; meadow
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
ore; unprocessed metal; ground metal; (one's) true character
area of holiday homes; area of villas
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
one's place of appointment; one's post
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
ghost bound to a specific physical location (usu. where death occurred)
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
semibasement; semi-basement
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
grounds of a Shinto shrine
bare earth (i.e. ground not covered by a roof); open field; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
distant land; remote location; distant province
locality; local area; limited area
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
green tract of land; green space
comfort (in living place)
campground; campsite; camping-ground
the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
farmland; rice field or paddy
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
red cloth; red background
cold district; northern district
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
the gods of heaven and earth
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
cantonment; encampment; etape
earth science; geoscience
extraterrestrial life; ET
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
descriptive (narrative) part
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
creation (of the universe); the Creation
the Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells); hell of uninterrupted suffering
spirit residing in the ground
building lot; residential land
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
adversity strengthens the foundations; after a storm comes a calm; what doesn't kill you makes you stronger
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha
blue cloth; blue ground; blue background
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
wood grain; unpainted wood
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
mother goddess; earth goddess
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
the same place; that place
to reveal one's true colors (colours); to betray oneself
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands); Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido
underground organization; underground organisation
on-the-job training; hands-on training
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
important place; strategic point; critical location
disputed territory; conflict area
factory or industrial district or area
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
creation of heaven and earth
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
supply base; storage depot
overseas territories; outlying areas
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
dark blue ground; dark blue cloth
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
land survey; cadastral survey
scarabaeid beetle grub; any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
local site; location for making or filming a movie
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
land subsidence; decline in influence
land shark; land speculator
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
to be gluttonous; to be greedy; to be voracious; to eat like a horse
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
tourist resort; holiday resort
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
topographic map; elevation map
place; situation; position; location
colonization; colonisation
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
massive earthquake; megaquake
stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance
location famous for production of something (usually food)
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
territorial relationship; regional bond
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
community-based; local-based
new residential area; new residential development
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld) (travelers); Ksitigarbha; Jizo
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
surface-to-air missile; SAM
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
change of air; change of scenery
each locality; each place; each region
(going straight) from heaven to hell
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
above-ground floor; ground floor
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
second basement level; subbasement
District Public Prosecutor's Office
debt trap; debt hell; being in debt up to one's ears
duty station; place of business; work location
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
local (governmental) autonomy
Jizo (guardian deity of children); (image of) Khitigarbha-bodhisattva
local government employee; local civil servant
place of dispatch; place of origin
landing zone; point of landing
ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
community-based health care; community medicine
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
local production for local consumption
basement floor; underground floor
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
cloth; dress material; clothing fabric
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
work tabi; split-toed heavy cloth shoes with rubber soles
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
terrycloth; towelling; toweling
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
terrestrial digital broadcasting
geopolitical; geostrategic
the stricken area; damaged area
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
promotion of regional development; encouragement of local development
realistic; practical; grounded
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
geothermal electric power generation
burial place (ground); cemetery; graveyard
source (of a river, etc.)
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
the Six Ksitigarbhas (one for each of the six realms)
ceremony for purifying a building site (before building commences); ground-breaking ceremony
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate
local color; local colour
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
local public body; local government
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
outline map; blank map; base map
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
empty lot; vacant plot of land
gold paper; gold cloth; ground of gold (e.g. on folding screen)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
fraudulent claim of product origin
savage land; barbaric region
distant place; remote point
regional economy; local economy
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
snow blown up from the ground
commercial area; business district
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)
cartographic information; information from a map
underground shopping arcade connected to a station
strip of vegetation (in an urban area); green strip; tree lawn; green belt; greenbelt
local costumed mascot character
northern region; the north
departure place; place of departure
boundary; bounds of the earth
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
place of scenic beauty; beauty spot; scenic spot; (arch.) suitable land
poor region; deprived area
settlement (of people on land)
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
culture medium; growth medium
geographical name; local name
stop (on a trip); destination
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
this place; where one comes from; here
earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable
precautions against earthquake; anti-earthquake measures; antiearthquake procedures; earthquake countermeasures
training by two participants of the same skill level (kendo); general training involving all six types (kendo)
land owned by a Shinto shrine; land owned by a company
wildlife growth area; natural habitat
earth orbit; geocentric orbit
atomic-bombed land; bomb site
people living on Honshu; mainland Japanese; Japanese people (as opposed to the people of the colonies of the Empire of Japan)
local industry; traditional local industry
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
covering the whole ground
specific area; specified region; designated area
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
near-field earthquake; local earthquake, esp. with a shallow focus directly under a populated area
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
Avici hell (the eighth and most painful of the eight hells)
Shōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station
underground lake; subterranean lake
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
the whole world; all lands
nationwide local elections
local election; regional elections
on-the-spot investigation
fabric store; draper; dry-goods store
air-to-surface missile; ASM
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
local product; homegrown; homebred
allotment (of land); parcelling out
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
Earthquake Early Warning; EEW
mud wall with a roof; roofed mud wall
tax allocated to local governments
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
wigless head; head of natural hair; intelligence; comprehension; smarts
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement
supply center; supply centre
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
air or vapour in the soil (vapor); electrical earth; ground
low-lying region; lowland; basal zone
person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance); person singing ballads (in noh); coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore; (arch.) the country; (arch.) countryside
Tokai earthquake (e.g. of 1498, 1605, 1707 and 1854)
warm district; region of mild climate
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
wild land; wasteland; wilderness
creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera); southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
physiography; physiographical features
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
place where one resides or is staying
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
Vespula flaviceps (species of yellowjacket)
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
suspicion that something is inferior (game, product, etc.)
former property; former territory
padding; lining; foundation
allotment (of land); parcelling out
the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)
your place; place where you live
to meet with a crushing defeat
large-scale map; detailed map
gods of the land; earthly deities
regional revitalization; local revitalization
montane zone; mountain zone
Arctic region; north polar region
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
dungeon; underground prison
underground publication; underground publishing; samizdat
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
surface-to-air missile; SAM
(entrance) examination hell
place with warmer weather to spend the winter
infected district; infected area; endemic area
title deed; land certificate; muniments
Sañjīva (one of the Eight Greater Hells); hell of being torn to pieces and revived over and over
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey (1582 CE)
city centre (center); inner city; town centre
land-based (missiles, etc.)
Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement (1960)
examination hell; ordeal of entrance examinations
paper for fans or parasols (cut in a fan shape); ground paper; backing paper
(internal) movement of the earth; earthquake; movement of the earth; rotation and revolution of the earth
launch site (for missiles, rockets, etc.)
clandestine bank; underground bank
peatland; peatlands; peat bog
Local Autonomy Law (1947)
cookie dough; biscuit dough
there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition; on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
slough; swampy lowland; moor; marsh
outer material of a garment; shell of a jacket or coat; garment minus the lining
simple wedding; modest wedding
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
hell on earth; living hell
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
geological age; geological era
antlion (larva); doodlebug; antlion pit
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
status of forces agreement; SOFA
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
undercoating; underpainting; first coating
residential land development
stricken area; affected district
earth current; telluric current
center of the earth; centre of the earth
decorative portable shrine; float used in festivals
savage land; barbaric region
sacking; bagging; land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads
municipal bond; local bond
sub base; sub-base; minor base
area of a piece of land; acreage
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
rumbling and shaking of the earth
climatotherapy; change of air for convalescence
white-toothed shrew (any rodent of genus Crocidura); shrew
police investigation carried out in the immediate vicinity of a crime site
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
one's birthplace; one's native place
area of an earthquake disaster
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
earthquake zone; earthquake belt
earthly immortal (in Taoism)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
type of land rent paid by farmers
government land; public land
earth science; geoscience
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
distribution center (centre); trading center
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
living in a housing complex
Mahāraurava; The Hell of Great Wailing; The Great Screaming Hell; the fifth of eight hot hells in Buddhism
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
mountain village (region)
complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)
locally caught fish; local fish
chief producing center; chief producing centre
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
makeup base; liquid foundation
wintering spot (e.g. of a migrating bird)
local amateur theatrical performance (esp. popular in late Edo and early Meiji)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
natural disaster; calamity
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
yukata cloth material; special light woven material 36-40cm wide for making yukata
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
undecorated fabric of any color but black; kimono made of such fabric
social group with common ties to a region
localisation; localization; L10n (in IT)
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones (in go)
subsurface exploration (geotechnical investigation)
terrestrial digital broadcasting
area of land at sea-level; sea-level zone
picture of Hell; painting representing Hell
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
burying; underground installation (cables, etc.)
lighting a stage using border lights only
area covered in volcanic ash
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
tsunami (caused by an earthquake)
Nankai megathrust earthquake
flood-damaged area; area subject to flooding
global citizen; citizen of the earth
underground economy; black economy
redeployment of arable land
looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)
ground reinforcement; soil stabilization; foundation improvement
private land; privately-owned land
great joy; jubilation; exultation
young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
underground wire or cable
underground train station
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
global environment problems; global environmental issues
municipally operated horse racing
swelling (around a wound)
topography; geomorphology
prevention of global warming
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
national rural police (1947-1954)
popular song containing local references (people, attractions, etc.)
land area (of a country, continent, etc.)
regional promotion coupons; merchandise coupons for the promotion of the local economy
community cooperation; regional cooperation; local cooperation
regional colour (color); regional flavour (flavor)
slate gray unpatterned cloth
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas
earth station (for a satellite)
vernacular; local dialect
one's temporary residence
community or regional development
fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor
commuters' hell; commuting hell
terrestrial digital television broadcasting
earth, water, fire, wind and void (the five elements)
historic district; historic center of a town
healthy place; health resort
hands-on guidance; on-the-job instruction; practical tuition
Nankai megathrust earthquake
regional wholesale market; local wholesale market
big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)
earth observation satellite
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)
scenic area (subject to planning restrictions); nature preservation area; area of scenic beauty
digital map; electronic map
expenses for rent of space, land, etc.
with great relief; as if meeting a friend in need; (lit.) as if having met a Buddha in hell
seine fishing; seining; seine; seine net
fabric used for a hakama; skirting
(dharma-body of) Vairocana
base (of a stem, tree trunk, pillar, etc.)
big rock fight for children on the fifth day of the fifth month (adults also participated during the middle ages)
dasabhumi (forty-first to fiftieth stages in the development of a bodhisattva)
deputy estate steward; deputy jitō
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
traffic hell, traffic congestion
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
ground temperature; soil temperature
ground area (e.g. of a building's footprint); land area
archeological site (archaeological)
global environment conservation; global environment preservation
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones (in go)
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
Tokugawa Yoshinobu's resignation as Minister of the Interior and the abandonment of the Shogunate's territories (during the Meiji Restoration)
produce grown outdoors (vegetables, flowers, etc.)
anti-flood pond; manmade pond used to prevent flooding
flowers blooming in moonlight
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
underground activities; secret maneuvering
you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall
Tonankai earthquake of 1944
principle of territorial jurisdiction
driver's seat; dominant position
San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)
place; room; margin; scope
physical geography; physiography
the sentient world; all sentient beings
replotting; land substitution; replotted land; substitute lot
bonded area (i.e. customs)
prefecture-by-prefecture map; atlas of Japan divided by prefecture; map of a single prefecture
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
two places being far apart
barbarian territory; barbarous land; uncivilized land (uncivilised)
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
padding; lining; foundation
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth; flag of the Republic of China
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies
steep sloping land; steep terrain
community performance (amateur theatricals, etc.)
Local Government Finance Act
regional geography; topography
land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land
knitted fabric; crocheted fabric
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
licensed red-light quarters
virgin soil; uncultivated land
particle horizon of the observable universe
seine fishing; seining; seine; seine net
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
Sanriku earthquake of 869 CE
flax-leaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis); hairy fleabane; Argentine fleabane
Atypus karschi (Asian species of mygalomorph spider)
Ksitigarbha statue erected to help deliver miscarried and aborted fetuses to buddhahood (foetuses)
earth observation (satellite, platform, etc.)
seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing
conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses); conversion of farmland
mixed residential quarter
habitable area; inhabitable land
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
blessing of earth; winning with a self-drawn tile in the first turn
industrial complex; industrial park
Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
ground-level station; aboveground station
(deep) geological disposal (of radioactive waste)
special local public entity
low-rise residential zone
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
knitted fabric; crocheted fabric
local administrative organ; local government
private land; privately-owned land
even the demons of hell rest during O-Bon and the New Year
global positioning system; GPS
Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata); burrowing rat snake
deep earthquake; deep-focus earthquake
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
Japanese forest rat snake (Euprepiophis conspicillatus, Elaphe conspicillata); burrowing rat snake
geothermal energy; geothermal power
biogeography; biological geography
regional power; powerful nation within region
red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps)
all-terrain vehicle; ATV; quad bike
gate to the garden of a tea ceremony house
provincial tournament, held outside Tokyo
safe area (where the player is safe from enemy attacks); safe zone
local economy; local financial affairs
guardian Ksitigarbha of childbirth (bodhisattva)
right crop for the land; suitable crop for the land
beach seine; long-haul seine; dragnet
earthquake prediction information
ground squirrel (esp. a ground squirrel of North America or Africa)
Antarctic region; south polar region
seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
creeping lettuce (Ixeris stolonifera); southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
assimilation district; area targeted for antidiscrimination measures; burakumin area
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
Empress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)
free trade zone; free trade area
area outside an urban planning zone; no land-use zoning area
community life; local life; regional life; integration in the community; living in the local community (social work)
specific-use district; district designated under zoning regulations
framework (for a mud-plastered wall)
regional administrator; local government official
seine fishing; seining; seine; seine net
net fabric; thread from which nets are made
land investment; investment in land
nationwide local elections
regional revitalization; local revitalization
blocking point; point of blockage
gutter oil; recycled waste oil sold illicitly in China as a cheaper alternative to cooking oil
traditional architectures preservation district
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
local costumed mascot character
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
brown beech mushroom (Hypsizygus marmoreus); brown clamshell mushroom
seine fishing; seining; seine; seine net
regional revitalization; local revitalization
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
thin (fabric, cloth, paper)
bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus); star cucumber
bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus); star cucumber
Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)
Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)
Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)
fabric dyed, embroidered or impressed so that the original fabric is completely covered
yukata cloth material; special light woven material 36-40cm wide for making yukata
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)
man on horseback (species of mushroom, Tricholoma equestre); yellow knight
swelling (around a wound)
things to fear: earthquakes, thunder, fires and, most of all, fathers
seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing
seine fishing (usu. from the beach); dragnet fishing
(one's natural) shoulder strength
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
Venus flytrap; Venus's flytrap
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
dead place; place of death
dead place; place of death
clustered domecap (Lyophyllum decastes); fried chicken mushroom
clustered domecap (Lyophyllum decastes); fried chicken mushroom
(satellite) earth station
the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism
forward edge of the battle area
external (earth) ground; signal ground
seismic mineral exploration
coeval with heaven and earth
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
nonfarming land; untilled land
official land price; assessed value of land
standard length of material used in a kimono; roll of material
regional air-conditioning; community air-conditioning; district heating and cooling
gentle and round face; cheerful face; (lit.) face like the Bodhisattva Jizō
agricultural land commission
with steady steps; with one's feet planted on the ground
local eggs; farm-fresh eggs
seismic part (zone, belt)
marine biogeographic region
neocolonialism; neo-colonialism
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)
shallow earthquake; shallow-focus earthquake
the orientation of time and place; awareness of the existing situation
Heaven and earth are eternal
restaurant serving local beer; microbrewery; brewpub
global positioning (system, satellite, etc.)
Ksitigarbha (jizo) who listens to people's complaints (statue at the Keihou Temple at Nagoya)
terrestrial digital radio broadcasting
global problem; global issue
New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)
registered real-estate broker
flood-stricken region; flood-stricken area
prefecture-level city (of China)
Earth light (illumination of the moon by light reflected from the Earth); earthshine
phytogeography; geobotany
earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
geographic information system; GIS
local language; local dialect
geographic isolation; geographical isolation
Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)
Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)
five generations of earthly deities
Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (2004, resulting in the Indian Ocean tsunami)
regional administrator; local government official
private ownership of land and citizens
Regional Bell Operating Company (USA); RBOC
regional Bell operating company; RBOC
local competition (between telephone service providers)
geographical type JP domain names
point-to-point connection
haplotype map; HapMap; Hap Map
without a place of publication; sine loco; s.l.
be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth
be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth
don't believe everything you hear; (lit.) what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight
Large-scale Retail Store Law
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
linguistic map; linguistic atlas
palaeobiogeography; paleobiogeography
paleogeography; palaeogeography
slow earthquake; low-frequency earthquake; silent earthquake
garrison; security sector
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
public land; government land
microtopography; microrelief
state-owned land; crown land (UK, Australia, etc.)
earth mass (astronomical unit of mass)
person who plays shamisen during dancing practice; shamisen accompaniment
inner teahouse garden (within the central gate)
inner teahouse garden (within the central gate)
outer teahouse garden (outside the central gate)
outer teahouse garden (outside the central gate)
Local Government Finance Act
Local Public Enterprise Act
Local Public Enterprise Act
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
citizens of a local area or region
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
epigeal stem; (normal) plant stem which is above the ground
dislocation earthquake; fault earthquake
seismic network; seismic array
Large-Scale Earthquake Countermeasures Law (1979)
tilt block; tilted fault block
region with heavy snowfall
regional trade; local trade; exchange within a region
county seat; parish seat; borough seat; county town
agricultural geology; agrogeology
noh chorus seating area; side stage (noh)
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
stage left (on a noh stage), in front of the chorus
looking like one is in a good mood
looking like one is in a good mood
looking like one is in a good mood
incentives to promote land transactions
essence; true nature; substance; originally; naturally; by nature
decolonization; decolonisation
lowland forest; flatland forest; plain forest
unused agricultural land; abandoned crop fields; farmland lying fallow
comprehensive bonded area; general bonded area
outer-rise earthquake; earthquake in the region seaward of a deep-sea trench
Sanriku offshore earthquake (esp. June 15, 1896, March 3, 1933, and March 11, 2011); Sanriku earthquake
benchmark land price (used to assess fixed-property taxes)
Land Price LOOK Report; quarterly trend report of the prices of intensively used land in major cities
Global Change Observation Mission; GCOM
Global Earth Observation System of Systems; GEOSS
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
deep geological disposal (of radioactive waste)
sukiyaki stock; stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki)
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido
nationwide consumption of local products
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
foxtail wedged tenon joint; blind tenon joint with wedges inserted into slots on its end
photomap; photographic map
cold desert; arctic desert; fell-field
circum-Pacific seismic zone; circum-Pacific earthquake belt
locally produced electricity
locally produced electricity
children's playground; amusement park for children
local card game (esp. hanafuda)
confined groundwater; artesian groundwater
quality of a fabric or cloth; texture of a fabric
cycle of erosion; geomorphic cycle; geographical cycle
Canadian Shield; Laurentian Shield; Laurentian Plateau
agricultural land; farmland
terrestrial digital broadcasting; digital terrestrial television
vegetables grown outdoors
land replotting plan; replotting plan
Land Improvement Act (1949, reformed in 2001); Land Improvement Law
allocation of replotted land; government acquisition of land by substitution or compensation
land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service
climate engineering; geo-engineering
comprehensive community sports club
geomagnetic reversal; reversal of Earth's magnetic field
uneven ground; broken terrain
law of superposition; principle of superposition
the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
treating cloth before cutting to prevent shrinkage or expansion
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) not even in hell is everyone an ogre
you can make friends anywhere; (lit.) (you can make) acquaintances even in hell
lightweight woolen cloth (woollen); tropical woolen cloth
expedition style (mountaineering); siege style
Earth Similarity Index; ESI
federal district (e.g. in India)
area zoned for agricultural use
dual residence (in both the city and country)
think globally, act locally; think global, act local
think globally, act locally; think global, act local
four-wheeled cart for moving heavy objects
amateur kabuki performed at local festivals
extreme difference; worlds apart
unincorporated area; township not formally in a municipality
accident risk location; place where one should pay attention (e.g. where two lanes merge)
people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; (lit.) when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; (lit.) when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; (lit.) when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; (lit.) when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
distant earthquake; teleseismic earthquake; teleseism
far-field tsunami; tsunami that occurred away from Japan
Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down
accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)
cadastral survey; land survey
loan shark hell; distress caused by high-interest loans and aggressive collection methods
neighborhood commercial zone
light-industrial district; semi-industrial area
semi-residential zone; quasi-residential area
medium and high-rise residential zone
chikenshi; type of grey cardboard made from recycled paper
tatami mat size used in apartment complexes (170 cm by 85 cm)
positional goods; status symbol goods
non-positional goods; non-status symbol goods
blister beetle; oil beetle (insects family Meloidae)
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
Latham's snipe (Gallinago hardwickii)
Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata); medfly
Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata); medfly
London Underground mosquito (Culex pipiens f. molestus)
Alaska bellheather (Harrimanella stelleriana)
elephant shrew (Macroscelididae spp.)
lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)
wood blewit (Lepista nuda)
wood blewit (Lepista nuda)
livid pinkgill (species of poisonous mushroom, Entoloma sinuatum)
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)
Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
Asian lesser white-toothed shrew (Crocidura shantungensis)
lesser Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura watasei); Watase's shrew
Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi); Japanese white-toothed shrew
Ryukyu shrew (Crocidura orii); Orii's shrew