(n) field survey
field work (research)
on-the-spot investigation
(n,vs) local procurement
local content
sourcing locally
(n) local currency
(n,vs) arrival on location
(n) on-the-spot report
(n) local subsidiary
(n) linguistic map
linguistic atlas
(n) linguistic geography
(n) paleogeography
palaeogeography
(n,adj-no) rear area
(n) battle zone
(n) traffic hell, traffic congestion
(n) assessed value of land
(n) complete state ownership of land and citizens
(n) assessed value of land
(n) industrial park
(n) industrial zone
(n) industrial area
(n) factory or industrial district or area
(n) redeployment of arable land
(n) air base
(n) zone of action
(n) area of heavy snowfall
(n) border zone
(n,adj-no) grain-producing region
(n) level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
(n) area of operation
(n) San-in region of western Honshu (inc. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
(n) mountain district
(n) San-you region of western Honshu (inc. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)