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土つち

earth; soil

Noun

種たねの上うえに少すこし土つちをかぶせなさい。

Cover the seeds with some soil.

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Noun

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English dictionary meanings

earth
soil
dirt
clay
mud
the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens)
the ground
the land
low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
(period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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