truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
genuine article; real thing; real deal
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
two (long cylindrical things)
headquarters; head office; main office
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
true character; real nature
script; libretto; scenario
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
script; screenplay; scenario
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
four (long cylindrical things)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
five (long cylindrical things)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
main text; original text; this book; this volume
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
general manager; director-general
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
eight (long cylindrical things)
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
General Staff Headquarters
Japan's best; number one in Japan
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
military of the Empire of Japan
principal occupation; core business
main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.); this library; this museum; this theatre
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary
main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple
inner citadel; core; center; centre
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
(criminal) investigation headquarters
main school; principal school; this school; our school
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
one's long-cherished desire
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
main castle; stronghold; inner citadel; this castle
long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
central government office; head office; this office
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
Japanese history; history of Japan
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
seven (long cylindrical things)
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
all over Japan; throughout Japan
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to publish a book; to put out a book
all of Japan; the whole of Japan; all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships; Japan national team
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
original text; source book; draft
bookbinding; binding (a book)
Japanese citizen; (the) Japanese
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
to display one's real ability; to show one's real ability; to show one's stuff; to show oneself at one's best; to really shine; to come into one's own
protective instinct; defensive instinct
principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
one's principal residence; main home
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
standard; basis; principle
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
un-Japanese in appearance or character
Japanese food; Japanese meal
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
formal (way); orthodox; regular; in earnest; serious; proper
made in Japan; Japanese-made
Japanese cooking; Japanese cuisine
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
Japanese style; Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
first (of its kind) in Japan
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
prefectural police headquarters
Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood
folding book; folded sections of a book
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
official copy of the family register
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
true meaning; underlying principle
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
main office; this office; this game (of go, shogi, etc.)
being up to the person himself
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
regular course (of study); regular program; this course; this department
composition written for solo shakuhachi, kokyū, koto, etc.; this composition; this piece (of music); this song
Rikkokushi (six national histories of Japan compiled in the Nara and Heian periods); Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
definite decision; final decision
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
this institution; the main institution
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
plenary session; regular session
police headquarters; main office; this office
main section (of a magazine or journal); central portion; this magazine; our journal
Japanese company (business, firm)
original home; birthplace; originator
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
this country; our country
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
this device; this machine; this appliance; this plane
principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
this chapter; this passage; this section
traditional Japanese dance
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
between the pages of a book; between two books
this land; our country; Imperial Court of Japan
basic principle; fundamental principle
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
Japanese record; national record
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
Nihon Kokugo Daijiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
origin; root; cause; principle
first in this country; first (of its kind) in Japan
elementary operation; basic operation; fundamental procedure
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
main festival; main day of a festival
United Nations (UN) Headquarters
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
Japanization; Japanisation; Japanification
some book; book about that subject; books
Japanese (language) version; Japanese edition
this university; this educational establishment
main subject; main issue; main discourse; this subject
Japanese writing; Japanese text
fundamental law; basic law; organic law
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
midsummer; height of summer
base; stronghold; main fort; home base; home plate
main object; principal object; true aim
complete recovery from illness
performance; take; game; season; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
head family; main branch of a school or religion
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way
work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper
certified copy; transcript; official copy of the family register
color sample (for paint, etc.) (colour); color chart (for choosing web colors, etc.)
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
decisive mainland battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
capital strength (of an enterprise)
fundamental idea; basic concept
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
book of registration; text of a play
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
main branch of a family; truth; reality
this article; this paper; this manuscript
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
delivery of books; presentation copy
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
photocopy book; staplebound book; self-printed dōjinshi
Japanese car; car of Japanese make
type of flat knot used in nets
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
fundamental right; fundamental human right
head temple of a Buddhist sect
special investigation headquarter
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
Japanese corporation; Japanese subsidiary (of a foreign corporation)
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
sample article; sample item; demonstration model
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
main section (of a newspaper); central column; this newspaper; our paper
sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)
origin; main branch of family
imperial headquarters announcement
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
Japan Series (annual championship series in Nippon Professional Baseball)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper)
revised edition (of a book or manuscript); authoritative edition; standard edition; final version of a book as edited by the author; revised edition of a book as edited by the author
this proposal; this plan; this bill; merits
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
mainland China; China proper
basic concept; fundamental concept
four posts that used to support the roof over the ring
book bound in Japanese style
Japanese language school (for non-native speakers)
capital tie-up; capital alliance; alliance with capital involvement
Pacific bluefin tuna (Thunnus orientalis)
corporate headquarters; (company) group
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
Japan House; Japan Building; Nihonkan
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
Japan's three famous sights (Matsushima, Miyajima and Ama-no-Hashidate)
main shock (of an earthquake)
Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. (name of a publishing company)
Technical Research and Development Institute
base price; pre-tax price
Japan Socialist Party (1945-1996; succeeded by the Social Democratic Party of Japan); JSP
dwelling place (ritsuryō period); hometown
master plan; basic plan; general plan
real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)
this clause; this paragraph; this section; this entry (in an encyclopedia, dictionary, etc.); this article
Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae
pure gold; capital stock; liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
official copy of part of family register
Japanese contingent; Japanese players; Japanese competitors; Japanese companies; Team Japan
Defense Intelligence Headquarters
head temple (of a branch temple); head priest's temple quarters
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
yomihon (type of popular literature from the late Edo period)
under-the-counter porn mag (featuring uncensored photos)
botanical specimen; herbarium
central head office; home head office; flagship store
capital participation; equity participation
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based
incomplete set of books; odd volume
this product; this article
trade sample; product sample
command of Japanese; proficiency in Japanese
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move; appropriate move; expert
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
traditional Japanese swimming
Japanese Names of Medical Herbs (book written 901-923)
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
school for Japanese outside of Japan
pornography; obscene book
innateness; innate feature (or character, etc.)
this law; this act; fundamental laws; core laws
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; two-sworded samurai
serious novel; genuinely attempted novel
this thesis; this article; the article under consideration
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
foundation; basic principles
book of traditional Japanese music
Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art
this product; this item; this article
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
basic state; basic status
base salary; basic salary; base pay; basic pay
the absolute basics (esp. in educational contexts); most basic of basics; most fundamental thing
(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol
southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)
main sutra (of a lecture)
liberalization of capital transactions
Nihon Kiin (national go organization of Japan)
Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Japanese newspaper company)
Japanese Red Cross Society; JRC
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
this document; this letter; this writing
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
official sumo tournament (six per year); Grand Sumo Tournament; honbasho
mainlander; person from the mainland
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
main gate; front gate; latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha
books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac
loan capitalist; financial capitalist
continental United States; mainland United States
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
sample book; pattern book
match in which Japan plays; Japan match; Japan game
hardcover book; hardback book
Japanese studies; Japanology
Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)
Japan Medical Association
Jinja Honcho (Association of Shinto Shrines)
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
copy of a registration certificate; certified copy of register
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
original suit; main lawsuit; main action
Nippon Television Network
ancient Indian collection of tales on the early lives of Buddha (ca. 4th century BCE); Jataka
traditional Japanese dance
Shaku Nihongi (commentary on the Nihon Shoki compiled in the late 13th century)
fire department; fire defense headquarters
critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
property right to an estate; title
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
kanji (as opposed to kana); original form of a Chinese character (as opposed to a simplified or abbreviated form); Chinese character from which another Chinese character derives
main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account
Chief Administration for Intelligence
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
basic resident register; basic register of residents
reciter's book; complete set of books
fundamental interaction; fundamental force
fuck Japan; drop dead, Japan
southwest Japan (southwest of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
staff notation (as opposed to numbered notation); this record (of a game of go, shogi, etc.)
Regional Maritime Safety Headquarters
extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
Japan Swimming Federation
fuhonsen; Japan's first coinage dating to 683 CE, but perhaps never in circulation
copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
nihonjinron; theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 in Nagasaki
Pacific Ocean coastal regions of Honshu
Japanese Consulate General
Japanese-language support (in software)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science; JSPS
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
worthless book; meritless book
sampling (e.g. in signal processing)
(actual) screening (as opposed to prescreening)
inhabitants of the main island; native inhabitants of Taiwan (in contrast to Japanese colonists)
person from one's own province (in China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
chiefly on the basis of someone's personal character
tehonbiki (type of card game associated with gambling)
Nippon Sport Science University
salvation by one's own efforts; self-reliance
(dharma-body of) Vairocana
Nihongo Daijiten (Japanese dictionary published by Kodansha)
Japanese Association of Medical Sciences; JAMS
Japan Newspaper Publishers & Editors Association
Japanese-style business management; adoption of Japanese business practices (such as lifelong employment, seniority-based promotions, etc.)
adaptation of a famous poem
this drawing; this chart; this diagram
Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
Japan Democratic Party (1954-1955); Democratic Party (of Japan; 1947-1950)
genuine kaya (as opposed to imitation kaya)
Nihon Bungeisha (publisher)
bookbinding machine; bookbinder
Oriental blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum)
capital adequacy ratio; capital-to-asset ratio
Shin'etsu Main Line (Gunma-Nagano-Niigata Railway)
national capital; native capital; domestic capital
core vocabulary; basic vocabulary
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)
mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
Japan Football Association
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
primary biography; standard biography
Japanese Olympic Committee
Japan New Party (Japanese political party, 1992-1994)
state (or period) of life
All Japan Kendo Federation
yukahon; books with large characters placed on the floor to be read from by the narrator in jōruri and bunraku
male orientation; male-oriented
fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits; curtain with a family crest
natural indigo; true indigo dye
stock certificate; bond; this ticket; official ticket
Japanese-style management
Japan Industrial Standards; JIS
basic right; fundamental right
Imperial Guard Headquarters
capital personal account; investor account; investor's account; stockholders equity
shareholder's equity; capital stock
Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
Basic Act on Disaster Management
capital and business alliance; business and capital tie-up
(used) book without the original cover (or box)
reaching age of 60; dotage; second childhood
Japanese spitz (dog breed)
Japanese terrier (dog breed)
Japan Women's College of Physical Education
identity document; identification document
easy Japanese (that is easily understood by non-native speakers, children, etc.)
Japanese text book; Japanese text books
Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
this member (of an assembly)
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
Industrial Bank of Japan, Limited
Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology; JSPN
Japanese Language Proficiency Test; JLPT
actual printing; main printing
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
Economic Stabilization Agency; Economic Stabilization Board
state capitalism; national capitalism
prefectural police headquarters
art of bookbinding (bookmaking)
A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)
basic wage; regular wage; wages before subtractions or additions
realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
authorized capital; authorised capital
standard money; standard coin; legal tender
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
party to the case; parties concerned
discrete kyogen (performed between two noh plays)
paying for the purchase (expense) out of one's own pocket; being responsible for the payment of one's share of the purchase price, expense, etc.
Nihon Inter Electronics Corporation
lawsuit undertaken without legal representation; pro se lawsuit
macro definition; macro prototype
Japanologist; Japan scholar
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
Japan Weather Association; JWA
basic multi-lingual plane; BMP
Japan National Press Club
ancient Indian collection of tales on the early lives of Buddha (ca. 4th century BCE); Jataka
self-centeredness; selfishness; egoism; egotism; egocentricity
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
authentic (to the region it is from); in the original style
Japan Amateur Sports Association; JASA
law of the country of one's nationality; one's national law
Nippon Trust Bank Limited
Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
Japan Scholarship Foundation
Japanese education system
Japan Federation of Bar Associations
Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language; NKG
Japan Teachers' Union; JTU
Japan Travel Bureau Foundation (JTB)
The Japan Writers' Association; JWA
fragmentary remains of a large set of writings; the odd volume; a few pages
Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development (JPC-SED)
reference calendar; main almanac
regular salary; basic salary; full pay
Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan (1856 report on the 1852-1854 Perry expeditions written by Francis L. Hawks; authorized by Matthew Perry)
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
Japan Highway Public Corporation; JHPC
Japanese Association of Religious Organizations
Nippon Professional Baseball Organization; NPB
Japan Electronic Computer Company
United Church of Christ in Japan
Japan Security Dealers Association; JSDA
type of male haircut (Edo period)
single standard; monometallism; monometalism
home run king; home run leader
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition); Honinbo Tournament
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Japan Post Holdings Co. Ltd
Japan Post Co., Ltd.; JP Post
Japan High School Baseball Federation
schistosomiasis japonica; Japanese schistosomiasis; oriental schistosomiasis
New Capitalism (concept proposed by Fumio Kishida)
BCP; Basic Control Program
shooting script (film, television); continuity
shōchū made by the simple distillation process
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science; ISAS
fundamental property; principal; endowment; permanent property
Sutra of the Original Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva
Residential Basic Book Act
basic allowance of child care leave benefits
return-on-investment ratio
Basic Act on Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society
basic labor rights; basic workers' rights
basic resident register network system
indeed; really; truly; very much
only extant copy; only existing copy
willow gudgeon (species of fish, Gnathopogon caerulescens)
regular matches in an official tournament
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus)
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
Japanese-style doll; doll with traditional Japanese clothing
Japanese Sign Language; JSL
boundary sample; limit sample; minimum acceptance sample
borrowed capital; loan capital; debt capital
Nihon Wellness Sports University
Japanese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia); nashi pear
Nippon Comsys Corporation
Japan Transcity Corporation
Japan Professional Football League
Nippon Resibon Corporation
Linguistic Society of Japan; LSJ
basic input-output system; BIOS
town gas; piped gas; reticulated gas
main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account
book of calligraphy samples; copybook; portfolio
Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
sending on approval; sending on approbation
small company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value
(former) Japan Import Export Bank
Japanese name (of a species, person, company, etc.)
The Japan International Doll and Toy Research Association
Japan College of Social Work
Japan Electric Association; JEA
display element; graphic primitive; output primitive
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force; JMSDF
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force; JGSDF
tactical operations center; tactical operations centre
Nihon Institute of Technology; NIT
Japan University of Economics
Japan Institute of the Moving Image
Association of Korean Residents in Japan
Japan disease; perceived inability of Japan to overcome economic stagnation, etc.
Japan Pulp And Paper Company Limited
Nihon Pharmaceutical University
Japan Congress of Journalists; JCJ
Japan Health Care College
connection to public sewerage
functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned); surgeon's cuffs
Japan Aluminium Association
Japan Contact Lens Association; JCLA
Japan Chain Stores Association
Japan Volleyball Association
Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
Japan Psychoanalytical Association
All-Japan Federation of Student Self-Government Associations; Zengakuren
All Nippon Kashi Association
Chemical Society of Japan
Japan Clock & Watch Association
Japan Development Bank; JDB
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
hardcover book; hardback book
Japan Association for Bioethics
Society for Japanese Linguistics
Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association
original; original text; authenticated facsimile; authenticated copy
Japan Association of Music Enterprises
Mineralogical Society of Japan
Japan Sewage Works Agency
Japan Ship Exporters' Association
Japan Atomic Energy Agency
Japan Patent Attorneys Association
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute; JAERI
Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute; JAERI
in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character
Japan Buddhist Federation
Japanese Association for Mental Health; JAMH
All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association
Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University
Japanese Federation of the Deaf; JFD
Japan Federation of Certified Tax Accountant's Association
Japan Nuclear Technology Institute; JANTI
Japan Standard Time meridian (135 degrees east longitude)
Japan Automobile Research Institute; JARI
Foreign Operation Administration
Nippon Sei Ko Kai; Anglican Episcopal Church in Japan
Japan Rubber Manufacturers Association
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
dual system; double standard
Nature Conservation Society of Japan
Nihon Institute of Medical Science
Japan Association of Travel Agents; JATA
Japan Air System Pilot Union; JPU
The Japanese Association of Psychology for Human Services
Japan Traffic Safety Association
Japan Air Self-Defense Force; JASDF
standard tables of food composition in Japan
Nippon Formula Feed Manufacturing Company Limited
The Nippon Dental University College at Tokyo
Japan Society of Blood Transfusion
Northern Territories Affairs Administration
Federation of New Religious Organizations in Japan
Japan Society for the Study of Business Administration; JBA
Oceanographic Society of Japan
All-Japan Federation of Teachers' and Staff's Unions
Japan Domestic Airlines (1964-1971)
Japan Foreign Trade Council (JFTC)
Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University
Japan University of Health Sciences
Japan Vending Machine Manufacturers Association
this kindergarten; this nursery; this garden; this park; this zoo
Japanese National Commission for UNESCO
Japan Television Artist Network; JTVAN
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Pesticide Science Society of Japan; PSSJ
US mainland; mainland United States
Japan Sumo Association; JSA
Japan Atomic Energy Agency; JAEA
Korean Residents Union in Japan; Mindan
Japanese Society of Animal Science
Electronic Industries Association of Japan; EIAJ
Youth Affairs Administration
Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
Japan Tourism Association
Association for Studies of Picture Books
Japanese Shipowners' Association; JSA
inadequate capital; undercapitalization
Central Procurement Office
basic rate interface; BRI
All-Japan Trade Union Congress (1954-1964)
booklet; paper-bound book; brochure
Japan Association of Athletics Federations; JAAF
enhanced (Japanese) keyboard
Japan Federation of Employers' Associations
The Federation of Music Producers Japan
Japan Inorganic Chemical Industry Association
Perpetual Commentary on the Chronicles of Japan (by Tanikawa Kotosuga, 1762)
illustrated kabuki script
Japanese Trade Union Confederation; RENGO
functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned); surgeon's cuffs
Japanese Society of School Health
Japan Electronics Industry Development Association; JEIDA
Japan Mining Industry Association
lymph duct; lymphatic duct
All Japan Judo Federation
high grade katsuobushi (with mold)
unbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets
Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association
JAL Flight Crew Union; JFU
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
first prize in a private lottery
The Basic Act on Cybersecurity
The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test
Nippon Idou Tsushin Corporation; IDO
US mainland; American mainland
Conservative Party of Japan
Japan Magazine Publishers Association
Japanese Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Japan Direct Marketing Association; JDMA
fundamental tone; fundamental note
Kinki Nihon Tetsudō (railway company)
Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan
Japan Credit Rating Agency
Basic Act for Gender Equal Society
Japan-Sea Polar-Airmass Convergence Zone; JPCZ
money-centered way (of thinking)
Nihon Hidankyo; Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations
Japan Chemical Industry Association
Japan Institute of Management and Administration; JIMA
basic reproduction number; R0
Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students); EJU
Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society
Japan Intellectual Property Arbitration Center
International Peace Cooperation Headquarters
Japan Democratic Lawyer's Association
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
Korean Residents Union in Japan (former name)
Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation; JKATF
Japan Legal Support Center
Japan Information Center of Science and Technology
Japanese Society for Aeromedical Services
Shipbuilders' Association of Japan
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation; NTT
Japan Bond Trading Company
Japanese Confederation of Labor (1936-1939); Zensō; Japanese Confederation of Labor (1964-1987); Dōmei
Juvenile Problems Section in the Prime Minister's Office
body part encryption indication
Japan Plastics Industry Federation
legal capital; legal stock
Japan Department Stores Association
area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line
Japanese National Railways Settlement Corporation; JNR SC
Japan Amateur Baseball Association
single standard; monometallism; monometalism
Development Bank of Japan
Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine
Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations; Nihon Hidankyo
Basic Act for Persons with Disabilities
Eiken Foundation of Japan; (formerly) Society for Testing English Proficiency (STEP)
Japan Direct Selling Association
Nihon Keizai Shimbun Incorporated
International Japanese Education Center; IJEC
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (1950-1989); Sōhyō
Japanese Association of Psychiatric Hospitals; JAPH
new social infrastructure
free on board (i.e. seller pays to have goods placed on a ship); FOB
Japan High School Baseball Federation
Administrative Reform Promotion Office; Administrative Reform Task Force
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
tactical air control center (centre)
The General Insurance Association of Japan
Japan Society of Industrial Machinery Manufacturers
Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
full registration (e.g. real estate transaction); non-provisional registration
graphical primitive elements
Japanese Calligraphy Promotion Organization
The Institute of Cetacean Research
Japan Nuclear Fuel Ltd.; JNFL
Japanese Medical Specialty Board
Japan Agricultural Standard; JAS
Das Kapital (by Karl Marx); Capital: A Critique of Political Economy
Japanese Industrial Standards Committee (pre-2019 name); JISC
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
eating with one's hands; (lit.) five chopsticks
schistosomiasis japonica; Japanese schistosomiasis; oriental schistosomiasis
fundamental wave; fundamental
data protection as a fundamental right
Japan Tourist Hotel Association
Tourism-based Country Promotion Basic Act
Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism)
Japan Railway Construction Public Corporation
fundamental sequence; Cauchy sequence
Japan Institute of Management
Japan Finance Association
Kisei Main Line (Wakayama-Mie railway)
basic goods; primary goods
Japan Institute of Labor; JIL
gold exchange standard system
abbreviated Japanese traditional calendar (presented in a smaller, easy-to-use format)
innate idea; innate ideas
Dosan Main Line (Kochi-Kagawa Railway)
neocapitalism; New Capitalism (concept proposed by Fumio Kishida)
the five basic sentence structures of English (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)
capital-intensive industry
fundamental frequency; fundamental
recapitalization; recapitalisation
Honshi Kaikyō Bus Company
Japanese Federation of Mental Health and Welfare
National Missile Defense (US); NMD
Hōhi Main Line (Oita-Kumamoto railway)
Japanese Dental Specialty Board
state monopoly capitalism
Basic Act on the Environment
Saito's Idiomological English-Japanese Dictionary (1936)
quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck
capital controls; capital regulation
sample mean; sample average
certified copy of certificate of residence
actual printing stock; paper stock used for a final print run
basic interconnection tests
Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Authority; HSBA
basic resident register card; citizen identification card; Juki card
multicode basic concrete syntax
capital asset pricing model; CAPM
Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica)
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)
Japanese copperhead (Gloydius blomhoffii); mamushi pit-viper
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
Japanese tree frog (Hyla japonica)
sika deer (Cervus nippon); sika; spotted deer; Japanese deer
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
Japanese sea lion (Zalophus japonicus) (extinct)
Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus); Japanese common toad
gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba)
Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi)
Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi); Japanese white-toothed shrew
bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus); Japanese gecko
Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma)
Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
Rhododendron metternichii
Indian rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis); ring-necked parakeet
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
freeholding farmer (Edo period); freeholding peasant