earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
(social) position; status
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
base (military, expedition, etc.)
place; room; margin; scope
site; point on a map; spot
every place; various places
district; section; sector
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
terrain; geographical features; topography
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
underground; subterranean
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
underground train; subway
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
surface of the earth; ground surface
horizon (related to land)
secret base; hideout; hidden position
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
level ground; plain; flatland
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
enemy territory; hostile place
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
agricultural land; farmland
colony; (Japanese) settlement (in Brazil)
housing district; residential district
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
safety zone; traffic island
marshland; wetland; swampland
underground space; subterranean space; subterranea
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
level ground; horizon; field of view
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
starting point; starting line
heaven and earth; top and bottom
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
high ground; plateau; heights
center; centre; metropolis
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
grounds of a Shinto shrine
natural disaster; cataclysm
locational advantage; advantageous position
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
plateau; tableland; eminence
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
basin (e.g. between mountains)
sleeping comfort or snugness
level of comfort (of objects you sit on)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
empty lot; vacant plot of land
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
underground lake; subterranean lake
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
mother goddess; earth goddess
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
consciousness; awareness; relief; calm
second basement level; subbasement
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
social status; social position
area under direct control (of the shogun)
wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
prime location (for offices, housing, etc.); best district (in town); excellent piece of land
District Public Prosecutor's Office
landing place (for aircraft); common ground; compromise; agreement
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance
demesne; estate; private land; private property
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
savage (barbaric) land; backward region; undeveloped area
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to go underground; to go into hiding
dangerous position; peril
lining; land that does not adjoin to public or private roads
(electrical) ground; earth; grounding; touching the ground; landing (an airplane)
this place; where one comes from; here
lawless area; lawless district
proposed site; site chosen
spirit residing in the ground
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
habitat; home (e.g. of the tiger)
district court; local court
pasture; grassland; meadow
cantonment; encampment; etape
area struck (by some disaster); location of a disaster
Kanto region (incl. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki and Chiba prefectures)
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
one's place of appointment; one's post
place of residence; dwelling place
area of holiday homes; area of villas
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
factory or industrial district or area
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
astounding; startling; world-shaking; amazing; earth-shattering
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
semibasement; semi-basement
conditions of a location; suitability of a location; convenience of a location
locality; local area; limited area
ease of use; pleasantness of use; comfort level
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
earth science; geoscience
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
campground; campsite; camping-ground
distant land; remote location; distant province
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
green tract of land; green space
reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development
to keep one's feet on the ground; to be down to earth
point where one has to accept one's fate; point where one has to give up; state of resignation; resigned state
farmland; rice field or paddy
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
supply base; storage depot
land survey; cadastral survey
extraterrestrial life; ET
building lot; residential land
pilgrimage to sacred places; visiting the real-life locations used in an anime, manga, etc.
creation (of the universe); the Creation
cold district; northern district
geothermal energy; terrestrial heat
comfort (in living place)
the same place; that place
detached territory; enclave; exclave; scattered landholdings
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
overseas territories; outlying areas
basement of a department store (where foodstuffs are usually sold)
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
the stricken area; damaged area
place; situation; position; location
underground organization; underground organisation
subway; tube; underground railroad; underground railway
important place; strategic point; critical location
the gods of heaven and earth
member of a non-famous boy band or girl group; (lit.) underground idol
on-the-job training; hands-on training
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
creation of heaven and earth
disputed territory; conflict area
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
prostration; placing knees, hands and forehead on the ground to show utmost respect
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
topographic map; elevation map
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
local site; location for making or filming a movie
earth, water, fire, and wind (the four elements)
territorial relationship; regional bond
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
difference between night and day; world of difference; (being) poles apart; (lit.) difference between heaven and earth
place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)
geographic features; divination based on the lay of the land
colonization; colonisation
heliocentric theory; Copernican theory; heliocentrism; heliocentricism
location famous for production of something (usually food)
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
surface-to-air missile; SAM
place where a meeting (conference, etc.) is held; venue
new (residential) area (esp. built on reclaimed land during the Edo period); newly-opened region; red-light district; newly-acquired territory
new residential area; new residential development
change of air; change of scenery
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
above-ground floor; ground floor
geothermal electric power generation
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane)
burial place (ground); cemetery; graveyard
local (governmental) autonomy
geomagnetism; terrestrial magnetism
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
tourist resort; holiday resort
community-based; local-based
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
slope; sloping ground; sloping lot
direct from the farm; farm-fresh
local government employee; local civil servant
each locality; each place; each region
sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway (March 20, 1995)
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
geoglyph (drawing on the ground)
landing zone; point of landing
place of dispatch; place of origin
duty station; place of business; work location
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
basement floor; underground floor
community-based health care; community medicine
outline map; blank map; base map
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
local production for local consumption
fieldwork; on-the-job training; hands-on training
underground activity; underground activities; underground movement
the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
natural disaster; calamity
stricken area; affected district
cartographic information; information from a map
agrarian community; farming area; farming region
local public body; local government
Tokai region of Honshu (incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
terrestrial digital broadcasting
geopolitical; geostrategic
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
land owned by a Shinto shrine; land owned by a company
seeking to improve one's health with a change of climate
source (of a river, etc.)
standpoint; position; viewpoint; footing; starting point; basis (e.g. of an argument)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
savage land; barbaric region
boundary; bounds of the earth
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
northern region; the north
local color; local colour
realistic; practical; grounded
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
the recovery of lost territory; recovering (regaining) lost ground (one's former position); fence-mending
fraudulent claim of product origin
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
Shōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station
distant place; remote point
wildlife growth area; natural habitat
promotion of regional development; encouragement of local development
underground shopping arcade connected to a station
terrestrial planet; telluric planet; rocky planet
regional revitalization; local revitalization
strip of vegetation (in an urban area); green strip; tree lawn; green belt; greenbelt
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
anchorage (area); moorage; roadstead
transit point; transit airport; connection airport
local costumed mascot character
commercial area; business district
local cuisine; local delicacy; popular food from a particular area
San-in region of western Honshu (incl. Tottori, Shimane, northern Yamaguchi and sometimes northern Hyogo and Kyoto prefectures)
earth orbit; geocentric orbit
departure place; place of departure
industrial area; industrial district; industrial zone
poor region; deprived area
the whole world; all lands
to disappear completely, leaving nothing behind
culture medium; growth medium
montane zone; mountain zone
underground lake; subterranean lake
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
Arctic region; north polar region
geographical name; local name
settlement (of people on land)
Teito Rapid Transit Authority subway; Eidan subway
decentralization of power; decentralisation of power
people living on Honshu; mainland Japanese; Japanese people (as opposed to the people of the colonies of the Empire of Japan)
air or vapour in the soil (vapor); electrical earth; ground
on-the-spot investigation
earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable
place of scenic beauty; beauty spot; scenic spot; (arch.) suitable land
lands outside (Chinese) civilization
specific area; specified region; designated area
(internal) movement of the earth; earthquake; movement of the earth; rotation and revolution of the earth
underground publication; underground publishing; samizdat
covering the whole ground
air-to-surface missile; ASM
District Public Prosecutor's Office
earth current; telluric current
person from the provinces; person living outside major metropolitan areas
surface-to-air missile; SAM
nesting place; nesting site; nesting grounds
low-lying region; lowland; basal zone
place with warmer weather to spend the winter
regional economy; local economy
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
Shikoku region (incl. Tokushima, Kagawa, Ehime and Kochi prefectures)
stop (on a trip); destination
supply center; supply centre
the slightest bit of room; (lit.) room to stand a gimlet (on its end)
warm district; region of mild climate
to cut a conspicuous figure; to be by far the best
cemetery for those who left no relatives behind; potter's field
quiet place; vacant land; fallow ground; undemanding job; sinecure; life of leisurely retirement
center of the earth; centre of the earth
title deed; land certificate; muniments
wild land; wasteland; wilderness
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's nationwide land survey (1582 CE)
physiography; physiographical features
to meet with a crushing defeat
infected district; infected area; endemic area
former capital region (i.e. Kyoto and its environs)
place where one resides or is staying
fields and rice paddies that have been abandoned and are no longer cultivated
evacuation site; refuge shelter; shelter
gods of the land; earthly deities
former property; former territory
large-scale map; detailed map
countryside revitalisation (revitalization)
municipal bond; local bond
your place; place where you live
sacking; bagging; land that is surrounded by others' private property and is not directly accessible via public roads
launch site (for missiles, rockets, etc.)
peatland; peatlands; peat bog
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
sub base; sub-base; minor base
rumbling and shaking of the earth
area of a piece of land; acreage
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
substitute land; substitute lot; land substitution; land exchange
city centre (center); inner city; town centre
climatotherapy; change of air for convalescence
slough; swampy lowland; moor; marsh
underpopulated area; lightly-populated area
first and foremost; most important thing to do first; top priority; (lit.) plot 1, block 1
geological age; geological era
tax allocated to local governments
Kōshin'etsu region (including Yamanashi, Nagano and Niigata prefectures); Koshinetsu
place of scenic beauty; picturesque place; beauty spot
geographical dictionary; gazetteer
type of land rent paid by farmers
one's birthplace; one's native place
government land; public land
earthly immortal (in Taoism)
earth science; geoscience
area of an earthquake disaster
clandestine bank; underground bank
chief producing center; chief producing centre
distribution center (centre); trading center
living in a housing complex
status of forces agreement; SOFA
complete state ownership of land and citizens (proclaimed by the Taika reforms) (Ritsuryo period)
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
die; dice; gambling with dice; playing hazard; You can never tell what will pop up
terrestrial digital broadcasting
local election; regional elections
localisation; localization; L10n (in IT)
social group with common ties to a region
residential land development
rookery; breeding grounds; nesting place
white cloth; empty land; empty lot; (arch.) respectable woman (as opposed to a prostitute)
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
burying; underground installation (cables, etc.)
looking up and down, from heaven to earth (having nothing to be ashamed of); swearing by Heaven and Earth (having done nothing to be ashamed of)
redeployment of arable land
underground economy; black economy
Japan-US Status of Forces Agreement (1960)
flood-damaged area; area subject to flooding
wintering spot (e.g. of a migrating bird)
area covered in volcanic ash
global citizen; citizen of the earth
great joy; jubilation; exultation
nationwide local elections
popular song containing local references (people, attractions, etc.)
Local Autonomy Law (1947)
wilderness; virgin land; wild land; habitat; native land
underground wire or cable
underground train station
national rural police (1947-1954)
topography; geomorphology
demilitarized zone; demilitarised zone; DMZ
regional colour (color); regional flavour (flavor)
land area (of a country, continent, etc.)
Tōhoku earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tohoku earthquake; Sendai Earthquake; Great East Japan Earthquake
earth station (for a satellite)
community cooperation; regional cooperation; local cooperation
atomic-bombed land; bomb site
global environment problems; global environmental issues
regional promotion coupons; merchandise coupons for the promotion of the local economy
mountain villages and neighbouring agricultural, forest, etc. areas
prevention of global warming
vernacular; local dialect
digital map; electronic map
hands-on guidance; on-the-job instruction; practical tuition
community or regional development
expenses for rent of space, land, etc.
driver's seat; dominant position
earth, water, fire, wind and void (the five elements)
terrestrial phenomena (phenomenon)
fireplace or hearth dug into the ground or floor
one's temporary residence
scenic area (subject to planning restrictions); nature preservation area; area of scenic beauty
healthy place; health resort
being full of vitality (energy); vigorous and in high spirits
archeological site (archaeological)
physical geography; physiography
prefecture-by-prefecture map; atlas of Japan divided by prefecture; map of a single prefecture
underground activities; secret maneuvering
San-you region of western Honshu (incl. Okayama, Hiroshima, southern Yamaguchi and sometimes western Hyogo prefectures)
the sentient world; all sentient beings
replotting; land substitution; replotted land; substitute lot
flowers blooming in moonlight
private land; privately-owned land
principle of territorial jurisdiction
global environment conservation; global environment preservation
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
Tokugawa Yoshinobu's resignation as Minister of the Interior and the abandonment of the Shogunate's territories (during the Meiji Restoration)
bonded area (i.e. customs)
historic district; historic center of a town
ground temperature; soil temperature
barbarian territory; barbarous land; uncivilized land (uncivilised)
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
surface rights (i.e. the right to build a house, etc. on land owned by another); superficies
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
municipally operated horse racing
Local Government Finance Act
licensed red-light quarters
regional geography; topography
area of land at sea-level; sea-level zone
Blue Sky, White Sun, and a Wholly Red Earth; flag of the Republic of China
habitable area; inhabitable land
anti-flood pond; manmade pond used to prevent flooding
conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses); conversion of farmland
virgin soil; uncultivated land
land speculation; real-estate speculation; speculation in land
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
mixed residential quarter
two places being far apart
particle horizon of the observable universe
earth observation satellite
another world; enchanted land; joy from drinking and forgetting about the workaday world
safe area (where the player is safe from enemy attacks); safe zone
private land; privately-owned land
biogeography; biological geography
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
ground-level station; aboveground station
regional power; powerful nation within region
provincial tournament, held outside Tokyo
land-based (missiles, etc.)
regional administrator; local government official
local administrative organ; local government
local economy; local financial affairs
community life; local life; regional life; integration in the community; living in the local community (social work)
special local public entity
Antarctic region; south polar region
all-terrain vehicle; ATV; quad bike
area outside an urban planning zone; no land-use zoning area
industrial complex; industrial park
free trade zone; free trade area
Ministry of Civil Administration and Social Welfare (Zhou-dynasty China)
assimilation district; area targeted for antidiscrimination measures; burakumin area
mountain village (region)
global positioning system; GPS
right crop for the land; suitable crop for the land
photomap; photographic map
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
transit point; transit port; stopover; transport hub
specific-use district; district designated under zoning regulations
red-light district (marked by a red line on police maps)
Empress's Birthday (esp. as celebrated prior to WWII)
blocking point; point of blockage
land investment; investment in land
steep sloping land; steep terrain
The world is covered in darkness; All is plunged into darkness
gutter oil; recycled waste oil sold illicitly in China as a cheaper alternative to cooking oil
earth observation (satellite, platform, etc.)
low-rise residential zone
flax-leaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis); hairy fleabane; Argentine fleabane
dead place; place of death
geographic information system; GIS
Edo-period realm of the Japanese (as opposed to the Ainu) in southern Hokkaido
external (earth) ground; signal ground
private ownership of land and citizens
linguistic map; linguistic atlas
nationwide local elections
unincorporated area; township not formally in a municipality
tatami mat size used in apartment complexes (170 cm by 85 cm)
without a place of publication; sine loco; s.l.
epigeal stem; (normal) plant stem which is above the ground
looking like one is in a good mood
locally produced electricity
terrestrial digital television broadcasting
terrestrial digital radio broadcasting
palaeobiogeography; paleobiogeography
New Party Daichi; New Party Big Earth (Japanese political party)
(deep) geological disposal (of radioactive waste)
allocation of replotted land; government acquisition of land by substitution or compensation
the nature of plants to grow down and root; geotropism
geomagnetic reversal; reversal of Earth's magnetic field
local card game (esp. hanafuda)
deep geological disposal (of radioactive waste)
terrestrial digital broadcasting; digital terrestrial television
entertainment quarters (food and geisha)
phytogeography; geobotany
with steady steps; with one's feet planted on the ground
marine biogeographic region
accident-prone zone; accident blackspot
forward edge of the battle area
be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth
paleogeography; palaeogeography
think globally, act locally; think global, act local
geographic isolation; geographical isolation
point-to-point connection
registered real-estate broker
Large-scale Retail Store Law
regional Bell operating company; RBOC
regional trade; local trade; exchange within a region
regional wholesale market; local wholesale market
nonfarming land; untilled land
incentives to promote land transactions
local wrestler; crowd favorite (favourite)
nationwide consumption of local products
uneven ground; broken terrain
accident risk location; place where one should pay attention (e.g. where two lanes merge)
global problem; global issue
confined groundwater; artesian groundwater
coeval with heaven and earth
Heaven and earth are eternal
public land; government land
five generations of earthly deities
distant earthquake; teleseismic earthquake; teleseism
tilt block; tilted fault block
expedition style (mountaineering); siege style
Regional Bell Operating Company (USA); RBOC
Local Public Enterprise Act
earthly branches (the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac)
citizens of a local area or region
haplotype map; HapMap; Hap Map
Local Government Finance Act
seismic part (zone, belt)
medium and high-rise residential zone
agricultural land; farmland
Land Price LOOK Report; quarterly trend report of the prices of intensively used land in major cities
comprehensive community sports club
dual residence (in both the city and country)
Acala's eyes, one looking up and the other looking down
global positioning (system, satellite, etc.)
jointly held concession in China (e.g. Shanghai International Settlement)
microtopography; microrelief
agricultural land commission
Land Improvement Act (1949, reformed in 2001); Land Improvement Law
Local Public Enterprise Act
climate engineering; geo-engineering
Canadian Shield; Laurentian Shield; Laurentian Plateau
Global Change Observation Mission; GCOM
agricultural geology; agrogeology
geographical type JP domain names
comprehensive bonded area; general bonded area
Global Earth Observation System of Systems; GEOSS
region with heavy snowfall
county seat; parish seat; borough seat; county town
cadastral map of Japan (first published in 1892)
federal district (e.g. in India)
lowland forest; flatland forest; plain forest
traditional architectures preservation district
prefecture-level city (of China)
Conference of Parties of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Earth Similarity Index; ESI
positional goods; status symbol goods
Special Measures Law for USFJ Land Release (1952); Special Measures Law for US Military Bases (in Okinawa)
Japanese red-backed vole (Myodes andersoni); red-backed vole (any rodent of genus Myodes)
flood-stricken region; flood-stricken area
Earth light (illumination of the moon by light reflected from the Earth); earthshine
Council of Ministers for Global Environment Conservation
neighborhood commercial zone
chikenshi; type of grey cardboard made from recycled paper
official land price; assessed value of land
land replotting plan; replotting plan
cadastral survey; land survey
law of superposition; principle of superposition
earth mass (astronomical unit of mass)
neocolonialism; neo-colonialism
extreme difference; worlds apart
area zoned for agricultural use
decolonization; decolonisation
far-field tsunami; tsunami that occurred away from Japan
cycle of erosion; geomorphic cycle; geographical cycle
unused agricultural land; abandoned crop fields; farmland lying fallow
non-positional goods; non-status symbol goods
benchmark land price (used to assess fixed-property taxes)
light-industrial district; semi-industrial area
cold desert; arctic desert; fell-field
semi-residential zone; quasi-residential area
(satellite) earth station
regional sovereignty reform (decentralization of power to local governments)
local competition (between telephone service providers)
children's playground; amusement park for children
regional air-conditioning; community air-conditioning; district heating and cooling
bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus); star cucumber
Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)
Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus)
Mediterranean fruit fly (Ceratitis capitata); medfly
London Underground mosquito (Culex pipiens f. molestus)
lesser Egyptian gerbil (Gerbillus gerbillus)
regional administrator; local government official
sunken hearth; sunken fireplace
land received in compensation for one's service; land given by a lord to a vassal for his service
state-owned land; crown land (UK, Australia, etc.)
garrison; security sector