地

mother goddess; earth goddess

the same place; that place

earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)

geological history; geohistory

Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

Edo-period realm of the Ainu (as opposed to the Japanese) comprising most of Hokkaido

Abbreviation

district court

place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue

important place; strategic point; critical location

earth's axis

nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same

地鳥 only

locally raised chicken

foothold; footing; position; standing; ground

foreign land; overseas land

Historical term

overseas territories of the Empire of Japan (e.g. Korea, Taiwan)

marsh land; swamp

dark blue ground

dark blue cloth

military base

penal colony

place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home

place of origin (of manufactured goods)

local newspaper; regional newspaper

land survey; cadastral survey

Word usually written using kana alone

Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)

euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)

scarabaeid beetle grub

any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil

soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil

local site; location for making or filming a movie

farmland