natural voice; normal speaking voice
Refers to one's unforced, everyday voice, as opposed to a put-on voice or falsetto.
When I get nervous, I can't speak in my normal voice.
chest voice; modal voice
Technical term in vocal pedagogy and phonetics; the normal speaking register produced by the vibration of the vocal folds.
彼女の地声はとても落ち着いている。
Her natural speaking voice is very calm.
Singers use chest voice and falsetto differently.
Compound of 地 (ji, 'base' or 'natural') and 声 (koe, 'voice'), literally 'base voice'.