(n) (1) (abbr) ground
land
earth
soil
(2) the region in question
the local area
(3) skin
(4) texture
fabric
material
weave
(5) base
background
(6) one's true nature
(7) narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
(8) real life
actuality
(9) (in the game of go) captured territory
(10) Noh chorus
(11) (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music
(12) (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive)
(13) base part (of multiple shamisens)
(n,n-suf) (1) earth
ground
land
soil
(2) place
(3) territory
(4) bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
(P)
(n) (1) earth
soil
dirt
(2) the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)
the ground
the land
(3) low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
(4) (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)
(n) (1) earth
soil
dirt
(2) the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)
the ground
the land
(3) low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
(4) (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou)
(n) badland
(n) marshland
(n,vs) place
situation
position
location
(n) disposition
spirit
willpower
obstinacy
backbone
appetite
(P)
(n) distant place
remote point
(n) pit
hollow
basin
depression
(n) pit
hollow
basin
depression
(n,adj-no) interior
backwoods
hinterland
back regions
(P)
(n,adj-no) interior
backwoods
hinterland
back regions
(n) groundwork
foundation
inclination
aptitude
elementary knowledge of
grounding in
prearrangement
spadework
signs
symptoms
first coat of plastering
soy
(P)
(n) overseas territories
(n,adj-no) every place
various places
(P)
(n) corner lot
(n) cold region
(n) quiet place
vacant land
fallow ground
undemanding job
sinecure
life of leisurely retirement
(n) dangerous position
peril
(n) base
(P)
(n) (hon) your place
(n) dilemma
predicament
(P)
(n) former property
former territory
(n) the capital
Kyoto and its environs
(n) one's lot
circumstance
situation in life
(P)
(n) municipal
limited area
locality
(P)
(n,adj-no) farthest land
furthest land
polar regions
(n) your place of residence
(n) silvery background