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下地 したじ N1

  1. foundation; groundwork
  2. aptitude; elementary knowledge (of); grounding (in); inclination
  3. first coat; undercoat
  4. soy sauce

下地っ子 したじっこ

  1. young boy or girl being trained as a geisha or as a kabuki actor

空挺降下地域 くうていこうかちいき

  1. drop zone

壁下地 かべしたじ

  1. framework (for a mud-plastered wall)

割り下地 わりしたじ

  1. stock mixed with soy sauce, mirin and sugar (used to flavor sukiyaki); sukiyaki stock

お下地 おしたじ

  1. shoyu; soy sauce

化粧下地 けしょうしたじ

  1. liquid foundation; makeup base; primer

首都直下地震 しゅとちょっかじしん

  1. Tokyo near-field earthquake; large-scale earthquake expected to directly hit the Kanto area sometime in the future; also refers to the 1855 and 1894 Edo/Tokyo earthquakes
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