地

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

hill country; hilly area

birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

locals; natives

Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region

Architecture

lot area; site area; plottage; lot size

Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class

to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location

Adjective - yoi/ii class

comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy

ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level

Idiomatic expression

to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth

all over Japan

turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point

Promised Land

Geology

diastrophism (movement and deformation of the earth's crust)

upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes

grain-producing region

point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state

public cemetery

buffer zone

(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)

campground; campsite; camping-ground

industrial area; industrial zone

military base

Buddhism

the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)