(いん) (n) (1) cause; factor; (2) {Buddh} (See 縁・えん・5) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions); (3) (See 因明) the basis of one's argument (in hetuvidya); (P) [EDICT]
(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]
板
(いた) (n) (1) board; plank; (2) sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab; (3) (See 俎板) cutting board; chopping board; (4) (abbr) (usu. as 板さん) (See 板前・1,板場・いたば・2) chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; (5) stage (i.e. at a theatre); (P) [EDICT]
