(じ) (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) (See 地謡) noh chorus; (11) (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music; (12) (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive); (13) base part (of multiple shamisens) [EDICT]
(ち) (n,n-suf) (1) earth; ground; land; soil; (2) place; (3) territory; (4) (See 天地無用) bottom (of a package, book, etc.); (5) (See 五大・1,土・ど・2) earth (one of the five elements); (P) [EDICT]
(つち(P);つし(地)) (n) (1) earth; soil; dirt; (2) the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land; (3) (See 鳥の子紙) low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (4) (also written as 犯土, 椎, 槌) (See 陰陽道) (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On'youdou); (P) [EDICT]
(de, ㄉㄜ˙) -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct [CE-DICT]
(dì, ㄉㄧˋ) earth; ground; field; place; land [CE-DICT]
球
(きゅう) (n) (1) {math} sphere; (suf,ctr) (2) counter for balls (in baseball); (P) [EDICT]
(たま) (n) (1) ball; sphere; globe; orb; (2) bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet; (3) (esp. 球) ball (in sports); (4) pile (of noodles, etc.); (5) (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸) bullet; (6) (esp. 球) bulb (i.e. a light bulb); (7) lens (of glasses, etc.); (8) (esp. 玉,珠) bead (of an abacus); (9) (sl) (abbr) (esp. 玉) (See 金玉・きんたま) ball (i.e. a testicle); (10) (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧) gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl; (11) female entertainer (e.g. a geisha); (12) (derog) person (when commenting on their nature); character; (13) item, funds or person used as part of a plot; (n,n-suf) (14) (See 玉子・2) egg; (n-suf) (15) (usu. だま) coin; (16) precious; beautiful; excellent; (P) [EDICT]
(qiú, ㄑㄧㄡˊ) ball; sphere [CE-DICT]
を
() (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
() (aux) (pol) (See だ・1) polite copula in Japanese; (P) [EDICT]
() (conj,int) (See それでは) then; well; so; well then; (P) [EDICT]
() (conj) (1) but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; (prt) (2) even; (3) however; no matter how; even if; even though; (4) ... or something; (5) (as 〜でも〜でも) either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; (pref) (6) (before an occupation, etc.) pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; (7) (before an occupation, etc.) (See でもしか) for lack of anything better to do; (P) [EDICT]
(出) (n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon); (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (3) start; beginning; (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (5) architectural member that projects outward; (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (7) (uk) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (P) [EDICT]
