土

Abbreviation

Turkey

earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud

the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land

low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)

Also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌

(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

Abbreviation

Saturday

Orig. meaning

earth; dirt; soil

land; lands; ground

earth (third of the five elements)

soil (esp. reddish soil)

plot of land; lot; soil

locality; region; place

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

Saturday

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling

present brought by a visitor

Usu. お土産

something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift; disservice

Common noun

foundation; base; basis

Adverb (fukushi); Often in negative contexts

from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

Saturday

weekend; Saturday and Sunday

embankment; bank

Abbreviation

beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

cloud of dust

dirt floor; room with dirt floor

pit (theater seating); parterre

Idiomatic expression

last moment; eleventh hour

Orig. meaning

platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

sediment; earth and sand

Sumo

(wrestling) ring

forum (e.g. for discussion)

sandbag; gabion

with shoes on

Idiomatic expression; Often in the forms 土足で踏み込む and 土足で踏みにじる

rudely; thoughtlessly

soil

breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)

dust; cloud of dust

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place

downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst