right in the center (centre)
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
right in the center (centre)
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
retaining wall; sheathing
right in the center (centre)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
product of the land; present; souvenir
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown
language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
earthwork; earthworks; laborer; labourer; navvy
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
shod feet; wearing shoes; muddy feet; dirty feet
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
type of circular or square earth building built from the 12th century in Fujian, China
indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
earthen figure; clay figure; dogū; clay figurines from the late Jōmon period
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
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
dominion; territory; possession
in the earth; in the ground; underground
recouping one's strength for a renewed attack (on); making another attempt with redoubled efforts
whole nation; whole land; whole country
cornerstone; foundation stone
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
fertile shoot of field horsetail; wooden stick with a burned tip (used to create underdrawings)
native place; birth-place; one's old home; province; region; locality
archeological excavation (archaeological)
powerful local clan; local strongman
utter gutsiness; plenty of guts; grit
very bad condition; awful state; night-soil reservoir dug in a field; night-soil pot; earthenware vessel; earthen urn
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
earth dug out of a construction site
peasant uprising (Muromachi period)
white clay; white earth; kaolin; mortar
Arcadia, presided over by a virtuous king
lower world; this world; the earth
garden soil; soil used in a garden
potting soil; planting mix; compost
earthenware (ceramic) bell
clay face (made like a mask or as a decoration)
soil with manure; composted soil
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
diatomaceous earth; diatomite; siliceous marl; kieselguhr
soil texture; earth (in Wu Xing)
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
hot-pot meal featuring oysters and a miso broth, cooked at the table
magnesia; magnesium oxide
western lands (China, India, etc.); the West
Saturday, Sunday and Monday
realm of a Buddha; Pure Land; paradise; Buddhist country; land where Buddha has appeared to spread his teachings
soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting
land which one visits; alien land; topsoil brought from another place to mix with the soil
land which one visits; alien land; topsoil brought from another place to mix with the soil
former property or territory
borrowing pit (in flood prevention)
China clay; porcelain clay
Department of Homeland Security; DHS
Smilax glabra (species of sarsaparilla, used esp. to refer to its dried rhizome, used in Chinese medicine)
four realms (in Tendai Buddhism or Yogacara)
native state (of pre-independence India); princely state
tumulus; barrow; grave mound
prefectural land; prefectural territory
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
crumbly black topsoil (esp. from weathered volcanic ash); loam soil