► 成句
土 [(2)つち] [土が付く] meaning: lose rank: 4
☆ 十五連勝中だったタイガースについに土が付いた ⇨ The Tigers who had been on a 15-game winning streak finally got dirt, lost (☛ From sumo)
► 名詞
土 [(2)つち] meaning: soil rank: 2
☆ 犬が土を掘っている ⇨ A dog is digging up the soil, dirt
More examples:
- 彼はその辺りの土地を全て買い切った ⇨ He bought up all the land in the area
- この建物の中は土足禁止だ ⇨ You’re not allowed to enter this building with (outdoor) shoes on
- 土砂が崩れて家を押し潰した ⇨ Mudslide crushed houses
- 地震で橋の土台にズレが生じた ⇨ The earthquake caused the foundations of the bridge to be misaligned
- 土台がしっかりしていない ⇨ The foundation is not strong and secure
- 土地登記の内容は公告される ⇨ The contents of the property registration will be publicized
- 彼は土を車に載せた ⇨ He put soil on the wheelbarrow
- 地球の表面には岩、土、火山灰等が重なっている ⇨ Rocks, clay, volcano ashes and etc. are layered on the surface of Earth
- その国には民主主義が成り立つ風土が無い ⇨ That country doesn’t have the culture where democracy can be established
- 土星の輪 ⇨ The rings of Saturn
- 土砂崩れで山の斜面がのっぺらぼうになった ⇨ The slope of the mountain became completely featureless without trees by the mudslide
- 土砂降りの時にタイヤがパンクして踏んだり蹴ったりだった ⇨ It was a double whammy that I got a flat tire in a downpour
- この土地は耕作に向いていない ⇨ This land is not suited for cultivation
- 彼は土壇場で翻意した ⇨ He changed his mind in the last minute
- 彼等は土壇場で試合を逆転した ⇨ They took the lead of the game at the very end