noun:

• water temperature gauge; water temperature meter

noun:

• garden soil; soil used in a garden

noun:

• soil for horticulture; soil for seed planting

noun:

• scarabaeid beetle grub
• any insect (or worm, etc.) that lives in soil

noun:

• blue cloth or ground

noun:

• ground or land area

noun:

• temperature sensitivity; sensitivity of the demand for electricity to a change of the atmospheric temperature

noun / ~する noun:

• cracks or fissures in the ground

noun:

• alvar; biological environment based on a limestone plain with thin or no soil

noun:

• external (earth) ground; signal ground

noun / ~する noun:

• ground leveling; ground levelling; groundwork; laying foundations

noun:

• point of agreement; common ground; meeting ground

noun:

• chassis ground; frame ground - From English "case earth"

~の noun:

• freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to turn over soil; to dig or plow up (plough)

noun:

• carpet; rug; matting; carpeting
• mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on
• spread; (cloth) cover; coaster

noun:

• maneuvering ground; manoeuvering ground

noun:

• tank for holding excreta (often used for fertilizer) (fertiliser); night soil vat or reservoir

~と adverb / adverb:

• with a roaring sound (of water or wind); sound of feet stamping on the ground - onomatopoeia

interjection:

• whoa! (command used to stop or quieten down a horse, etc.) ➜ どう

noun:

• ground soup; ground seafood, beans, nuts, etc. seasoned and mixed with broth - Food term

noun:

• common (e.g. fishery or hunting ground); commonage

noun:

• young people who sit on the ground or sidewalk (footpath)

noun:

• very bad condition; awful state; terrible situation; in the shit - usu. as どつぼにはまる ➜ どつぼにはまる
• night-soil reservoir dug in a field ➜ 野壺【のつぼ】
• night-soil pot - orig. meaning
• earthenware vessel; earthen urn - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• breaking ground; ground-breaking (ceremony)

noun:

• New Year's ceremony in which a hoe is used to break ground in a field lying in a lucky direction

godan ~す verb / transitive:

• to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool
• to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil