Meanings
Noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
3. occasion; situation
4. scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
5. session (of the stock market)
6. field; table; area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
7. round (east, south, etc.)
8. field
9. field
in Gestalt psychology
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Used in vocabulary (228 in total)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
case; situation
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
battlefield; battleground
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
factory; plant; mill; workshop
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
one's post; place of work; workplace
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
graveyard; cemetery
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
place to go; destination
place to go; destination
place where one works; construction site; working area
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
force field
force field
lumberyard
watering hole; watering place
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
workshop; works
town hall
relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage
to leave (a scene); to step away
critical moment; do-or-die situation
sports ground; playing field; playground
summertime; summer season
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, to vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
sandpit; sandbox
hunting ground; hunting preserve
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
(hotel) reception
target area (e.g. archery); range (e.g. rifle, firing)
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
wintertime; winter season
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
wide place; starting field containing any of the January, March or August 20-point cards
scene of a fire
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
hunting ground; hunting preserve
blacksmith's workshop; smithy; forge; foundry
social meeting place; watering hole
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
attendance
training room (hall); gymnasium
climax; turning point
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
kitchen; cookhouse; (ship's) galley
place for relaxation and refreshment
hayfield; field of miscanthus
experiences
gravitational field
drinking fountain; water fountain; bubbler; (animal) watering hole; water hole
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
crematory; crematorium
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
fishing place
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to occupy much space
feeding ground
electromagnetic field
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
washhouse; place for cleaning one's laundry
gambling den; gambling house
archery range; brothel (covering up as an archery range)
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
fort; battery
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
ferry landing; point of departure or arrival for ferries
processing plant; treatment plant
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
hiding place
hot-spring health resort
hunting grounds
place for showering next to a tub
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
quarry; stone pit
south round
crematory; place where things are burned
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
building plot
landing place
afternoon session (stock exchange); afternoon trading
rent; cover charge
locality; local area; local stock exchange; local dealer
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
ticket window; box office; ticket
quarry; stone pit
kiln-equipped pottery workshop
execution ground
to (have a situation) descend to mayhem
drying place; drying ground
fair; bazaar; bazar
morning session (stock exchange); morning trading
place for drying laundry
refuge; evacuation center
crematory; place where things are burned
waste-disposal facility; landfill; garbage dump
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
ferry landing
drying place; drying ground
area for storing (outdoor) footwear
external field
gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
cashier's counter
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
flat ground; seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); multi-brand display area (in a shop)
predicament; difficult situation
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
open port; treaty port
factory; manufactory; works; mill
east round
drop-off point (e.g. ski lift, bus, taxi); exit ramp
appearance; look
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place; wholesale rag dealer
yen exchange rate
field of force
resting place
landing-stage
area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet
dangerous spot
boat embarkation area; boat boarding area
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
(gay) cruising spot; (gay) pick-up joint (e.g. bar)
territory of a stall vendor; (arch.) spot on a farm where the harvest would be put in order (Edo period)
place (to run a business, e.g. street stall)
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
coal face; working face
feeding ground
murder scene (in kabuki, etc.)
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
mud bath (e.g. for pigs); mud pit
landing; landing place
hay-meadow commons; place (or organization, etc.) from which numerous people hope to benefit
battlefield; battleground
floor broker (stock exchange); floor trader; boardman
starting field not containing any 20-point cards (in hanafuda)
boiler room
love scene; bedroom scene; sex scene
take this opportunity (to apologize, thank, explain, etc.)
scree slope
duck hunting reserve
execution ground
(gay) cruising spot; (gay) pick-up joint (e.g. bar)
sound field
continuous session (e.g. trading in a stock exchange); zaraba
tiles matching the round wind
cards on the board; cards in the field
seaweed bed; seaweed forest
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place; wholesale rag dealer
auction hall; auction site; place where auctions take place
over-the-counter market; OTC market
scoring combination made with captured cards; meld
mud bath (e.g. for pigs); mud pit
auction hall; auction site; place where auctions take place
one's time (e.g. to go on stage); one's turn; source; origin; place of production
over-the-counter trading; OTC trading; off-floor trading
borrowing pit (in flood prevention)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
time to buy (on markets); buying opportunity
tiles matching the round wind
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
drying place; drying ground
drying place; drying ground
red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)
deciding the order of players (drawing one card each; highest draw deals)
deciding the order of players (drawing one card each; highest draw deals)
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); high way resting place; wholesale rag dealer
auction hall; auction site; place where auctions take place
continuous session (e.g. trading in a stock exchange); zaraba
market sentiment
speculators' (speculative) market
stage fright; nervousness
scalar field
farm; workshop
fictitious transaction
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
good track; firm track; fast track
north round
ceremony on the fifth day of the 10th lunar month in which the emperor would watch prize archery (Heian and Kamakura periods); first firing of the bow (after the New Year or the reconstruction of the archery range (in military families))
electrostatic field
platform for transfer
classical field theory
fruit and vegetable market
customer; client
building for observing horse racing, horseback archery, etc. (sometimes specifically that used by the emperor on the greater palace grounds)
archery ground; archery gallery
archery ground; archery gallery
pasture used for grazing horses (esp. ponies)
archery range (sometimes a front for a brothel)
Haba Station (Nagano)
Hashiba Station
Examples (5 in total)
Church is a sacred place.
Please refrain from smoking in public places.
Have you ever kissed someone in public?