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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)
庭の土に花の種を植えました。
I planted flower seeds in the garden soil.
雨のあと庭の土が柔らかくなった。
The soil in the garden got soft after the rain.
雨が降って、土が湿っています。
It rained and the soil is wet.