one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
Japanese person; Japanese people
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
six (long cylindrical things)
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
Japan's best; number one in Japan
military of the Empire of Japan
direct unforked road; straight path
eight (long cylindrical things)
ten (long cylindrical things)
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
the original; original copy; script
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
single standard; single base; single-feature show
touché; you've got me there
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
first (of its kind) in Japan
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
principal (invest.); capital
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
complimentary copy of a book
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
book printed from woodblocks
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
tall geta with a single tooth
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
Japanese government bond; JGB
official publication; government publication; book belonging to a government office
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
published book; printed book
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral
southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)
Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art
falling below par (value); loss of principal
silk canvas; artwork on silk
new book; unused book; newly-published book
politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933)
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
existing manuscript; extant copy; manuscript handed down from the past
book in Sanskrit characters (e.g. scripture); book from India
false entry in an officially authenticated document
long stool (that one is able to press out entirely in one go without it getting cut off); (long) sausage-shaped poop
humanism; humanitarianism
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
Party for Japanese Kokoro (Japanese political party founded by Shintarō Ishihara)
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
fundamental reform; dramatic overhaul
Japanese Sign Language; JSL
relying on one's own resources; being entirely on one's own
single-rate tariff (system)
New Party Nippon (Japanese political party)
book with reading aids (such as kana or punctuation marks)
eradication of (sources of) evil; laying the ax to the root of evil
livid pinkgill (species of poisonous mushroom, Entoloma sinuatum)
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement