truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
book; volume; this; present; main; head
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
genuine article; real thing; real deal
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
Japanese person; Japanese people
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
two (long cylindrical things)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
headquarters; head office; main office
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
indeed; really; truly; very much
essence; true nature; substance; reality
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
main question; real issue at hand
true character; real nature
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
script; libretto; scenario
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
two (long cylindrical things)
four (long cylindrical things)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
script; screenplay; scenario
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
six (long cylindrical things)
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
five (long cylindrical things)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
Japan's best; number one in Japan
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
direct unforked road; straight path
principal occupation; core business
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning
ten (long cylindrical things)
example; specimen; sample
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
eight (long cylindrical things)
original story; original version; this volume
inner citadel; core; center; centre
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
main temple building; nave
general manager; director-general
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
Japanese representative; Japanese delegate; Japanese delegation
one's long-cherished desire
four (long cylindrical things)
original method or procedure; serious; orthodox; classical
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
main shrine; inner sanctuary
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
head temple of a sect; (organizational) headquarters; (organisational) headquarters
(criminal) investigation headquarters
performing without rehearsal
military of the Empire of Japan
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
history of Japan; Japanese history
all over Japan; throughout Japan
main school; principal school; this school; our school
root; origin; source; Ōmoto (religion)
central government office; head office; this office
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
self-centeredness; selfishness; egotism; egocentricity
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
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
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
seven (long cylindrical things)
original text; source book; draft
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
the original; original copy; script
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
to publish a book; to put out a book
main course (of a river); mainstream; main current (e.g. of thought)
secondhand book; ancient book; antiquarian books
this (battle)ship; aforementioned ship
book making (binding, publishing)
General Staff Headquarters
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
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
touché; you've got me there
single standard; single base; single-feature show
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
Great East Japan earthquake (March 11, 2011); Tōhoku earthquake; Tohoku earthquake; Sendai earthquake
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
the Japanese; Japanese side; Japanese delegation; Japanese representatives
countermeasures headquarters; task force; countermeasures office; emergency headquarters
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
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
one's principal residence; main home
strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game); playing guide; book of hints
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
Japanese food; Japanese meal
standard; basis; principle
formal; orthodox; in earnest
(degree of) seriousness; level of commitment
un-Japanese in appearance or character
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
made in Japan; Japanese-made
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
first (of its kind) in Japan
reading-book; reader; guidebook; textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
Japanese company (business, firm)
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
this country; our country
being up to the person himself
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
plenary session; regular session
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
definite decision; final decision
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
official copy of the family register
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
true meaning; underlying principle
monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
original home; birthplace; originator
triple feature (e.g. movie)
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
three legs (two legs and a cane)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
between the pages of a book; between two books
Japanese nationality; Japanese citizenship
police headquarters; main office; this office
traditional Japanese dance
basic principle; fundamental principle
Japanese record; national record
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
Empire of Japan (Japan's official name under the Meiji Constitution)
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
one's registered domicile (as recorded in the family register); one's legal domicile (as opposed to where one lives)
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
bell signalling that work, class, etc. has formally begun
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
Nippon Ishin no Kai; Japan Innovation Party
this land; our country; Imperial Court
natural; inborn; inherent; innate
some book; book about that subject; books
principal (invest.); capital
variant edition (of a book); alternative version; different manuscript; strange book; rare book; unique book
United Nations (UN) Headquarters
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
this institution; the main institution
origin; root; cause; principle
large amount of capital; large-cap; big-cap
health is wealth; health is your most valuable asset
pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)
secondhand book fair; antiquarian book market
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
contract (entered into on the basis of a promise or previous agreement); formal agreement; contract at hand
main discourse; this subject; body (of a speech)
Japanese (language) version, edition
fundamental principle; basic principle; general principle
midsummer; height of summer
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
signed book; autographed book
disaster countermeasures office (temporary structure in case of emergency); headquarters for disaster control; disaster response headquarters
folding book; folded sections of a book
fundamental (basic) principles; fundamentals; ground rules
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
some book; book about that subject; books
complete recovery from illness
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
baseline design; preliminary design; basic design
regular course; this lesson
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
elementary operation; basic operation; fundamental procedure
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
main object; principal object; true aim
this university; this educational establishment
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
Japanese car; car of Japanese make
how-to (book); self-help book
Japanization; Japanisation
a set of three bouts; three-game match; three-bout contest
capital strength (of an enterprise)
deputy general manager; deputy director-general; assistant commissioner
original story; original version; this volume
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
(arch.) true form of a buddha; land of origin
Rikkokushi (esp. Nihon-shoki)
fundamental law; basic (organic) law
mainland decisive battle (land battle envisioned late in World War II)
fundamental idea; basic concept
ministry proper; home office; head office; this ministry; this department
complimentary copy of a book
this chapter; this passage; this section
head family; main branch of a school or religion
special investigation headquarter
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
head temple of a Buddhist sect
type of flat knot used in nets
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way
work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper
mainland China; China proper
pragmatism; functionalism; practicality; being intended for practical purposes
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)
base; stronghold; main fort; home base; home plate
Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)
photocopy book; staplebound book
certified copy; transcript; official copy of the family register
study of plants, minerals, and animals for use in Chinese medicine; herbalism; pharmacognosy
capital tie-up; capital alliance; alliance with capital involvement
hand-clapping performed to celebrate the conclusion or completion of something (3-3-3-1 rhythm, done once); single clap after a cheer
Japanese writing; Japanese text
imperial headquarters announcement
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
book printed from woodblocks
color sample (for paint, etc.) (colour); color chart (for choosing web colors, etc.) (colour)
sample article; sample item; demonstration model
book of registration; text of a play
Shoku Nihongi (second of the six classical Japanese history texts)
master plan; basic plan; general plan
basic overview; basic concept
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
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)
corporate headquarters; (company) group
book bound in Japanese style
winning by an ippon; winning by a point
origin; main branch of family
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
self-centeredness; self-centredness; selfishness; egotism; egoism
var. of traditional shakuhachi music
main festival; main day of a festival
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
tall geta with a single tooth
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
main branch of a family; truth; reality
treasured book; secret book; pornographic book
delivery of books; presentation copy
late Edo-period novelette about life in the red-light districts
novel from the late Edo period focused on the love stories of ordinary townsfolk
four posts that used to support the roof over the ring
The Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry; JCCI
sexual intercourse (esp. with a prostitute); actual sex (in movies, etc.)
performance; take; game; season; actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated); penetration
Japanese government bond; JGB
Japanese dog breed (e.g. Shiba, Akita)
excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
main shock (of an earthquake)
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
Japan's three famous sights
official sumo tournament (six per year)
many torii; torii corridor
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
reluctant; unwilling; unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
school for Japanese outside of Japan
triple feature (e.g. movie)
official copy of part of family register
rubbed copy; folio of rubbings
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
Japanese-language education (for non-native speakers)
capital participation; equity participation
head temple (of a branch temple); head priest's temple quarters
published book; printed book
set of three books of Buddhist stories, written in the late 8th and early 9th century, usually referred to as the Nihon Ryōiki
threefold repetition of the "ipponjime" 3-3-3-1 hand-clapping pattern to celebrate a conclusion or completion
book of oral narratives; story book
base price; pre-tax price
Socialist Party of Japan (until 1996, became the Social Democratic Party of Japan from 1996)
(Japanese) Education Act; Fundamental Law of Education
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
innateness; innate feature (or character, etc.)
guiding principle; single-minded policy; one's sole talent; single spear
how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
un-Japanese in appearance or character
this product; this article
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen); proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move; expert
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller
trade sample; product sample
Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
performance; take; game; season; actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated); penetration
fundamental right; fundamental human right
official publication; government publication; book belonging to a government office
central head office; home head office; flagship store
Poaceae (family of flowering plants); Gramineae
incomplete set of books; odd volume
pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic
Party for Japanese Kokoro (Japanese political party founded by Shintarō Ishihara)
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
pornography; obscene book
popular edition (of a book)
pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
practice book used in jōruri and nagauta
this thesis; this article; the article under consideration
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
this law; this act; fundamental laws; core laws
main festival; main day of a festival
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
this product; this item; this article
book of traditional Japanese music
basic resident register; basic register of residents
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
Japanese character (i.e. kana, kanji)
erotic or pornographic book (Edo period)
Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata)
basic state; basic status
main gate; front gate; latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha
the absolute basics (esp. in educational contexts); most basic of basics; most fundamental thing
Motoyama Station (Nagoya)
traditional Japanese swimming
serious novel; genuinely attempted novel
Japantown (esp. historical Japantowns in Southeast Asia founded in the 16th-17th centuries)
liberalization of capital transactions
single chopstick stuck upright into the bowl of rice offered to the deceased at their funeral
southern Japan (usu. referring to Kyushu and southwards)
(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol
main sutra (of a lecture)
Shoku Nihon Kōki (fourth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
books related to the calendar; the calendar; the almanac
book that cannot be taken out (of a library, etc.); restricted book; reference-only book
Japanese association; Japanese expat. organization
manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)
lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)
Japanese studies; Japanology
this document; this letter; this writing
copy of a registration certificate; certified copy of register
northeast Japan (northeast of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
Nippon Decimal Classification; Nippon Decimal System (of book classification)
critical year in one's life; inauspicious year
reciter's book; complete set of books
home run king; home run leader
traditional Japanese dance
falling below par (value); loss of principal
conservative mainstream (in Japan assoc. with LDP faction of Shigeru Yoshida)
Nihon Kōki (third of the six classical Japanese history texts)
original suit; main lawsuit; main action
the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability-based (promotion, pay scale, etc.); merit-based
misbound book; incorrectly collated book; book with pages out of order
originally; by nature; from the start
hardcover book; hardback book
sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne
pure gold; capital stock; liquid gold (used for applying gold to ceramics, etc.)
Nippon Kempo; Nihon Kempo; Japanese martial art
chiefly on the basis of someone's personal character
Japan New Party (Japanese political party, 1992-1994)
main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account
book bound in the traditional Japanese style
new book; unused book; newly-published book
fuck Japan; drop dead, Japan
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
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
staff notation (as opposed to numbered notation); this record (of a game of go, shogi, etc.)
Japan's first coinage (dating to 683 CE, but perhaps never in circulation)
southwest Japan (southwest of the Itoigawa-Shizuoka Tectonic Line)
politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933)
silk canvas; artwork on silk
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
folding book; folded sections of a book
(arch.) kabuki script; illustrated kabuki script
type of popular literature from the late Edo period
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
worthless book; meritless book
capital adequacy ratio; capital-to-asset ratio
Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan; group of Japanese and foreign Catholics who were crucified in 1597 at Nagasaki
sampling (e.g. in signal processing)
Nihon Sandai Jitsuroku (sixth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
Pacific Ocean coastal regions of Honshu
copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.
foundation; basic principles
(actual) screening (as opposed to prescreening)
Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act (1961)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
existing manuscript; extant copy; manuscript handed down from the past
nihonjinron; theories of Japanese cultural or racial uniqueness
main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account
thin dōjinshi, usually featuring adult content
Democratic Party of Japan
fundamental reform; dramatic overhaul
favorite book (worn with much handling); favourite book
Japanese National Railways (1949-1987)
adaptation of a famous poem
book printed from woodblocks
Oriental blood fluke (Schistosoma japonicum)
book in Sanskrit characters (e.g. scripture); book from India
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
Japan Industrial Standards; JIS
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
false entry in an officially authenticated document
prefectural police headquarters
roll; scroll; rolled book
(dharma-body of) Vairocana
salvation by one's own efforts; self-reliance
Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
beautiful weather; clear and cloudless sky; clear Japanese weather
genuine kaya (as opposed to imitation kaya)
male orientation; male-oriented
Japan Current; Kuroshio Current
(Japanese) Environmental Pollution Prevention Act
Japanese-style management
person from one's own province (China); person whose ancestors lived in Taiwan before the Kuomintang-related immigration wave
mainland dialects (of Japanese, as opposed to the Ryukyu languages)
how-to (book); self-help book
property right to an estate; title
primary biography; standard biography
humanism; humanitarianism
basic right; fundamental right
Japanese Language Proficiency Test; JLPT
long stool (that one is able to press out entirely in one go without it getting cut off); (long) sausage-shaped poop
capital personal account; investor account; investor's account; stockholders equity
(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol
Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)
stock certificate; bond; this ticket; official ticket
fully raising the curtain when an actor enters or exits (noh); curtain with a family crest
shareholder's equity; capital stock
Japanese-style business management; adoption of Japanese business practices (such as lifelong employment, seniority-based promotions, etc.)
place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)
this member (of an assembly)
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)
radical evil (in Kantian philosophy)
commercially available book
standard money; standard coin; legal tender
authorized capital; authorised capital
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
tehonbiki (type of card game associated with gambling)
realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
money-centered way (of thinking)
type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)
Japanese Industrial Standards; JIS
art of bookbinding (bookmaking)
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
willow gudgeon (species of fish, Gnathopogon caerulescens)
Japanese book size (approx. 12.5cm by 17.5cm); late Edo-period novelette depicting life in the red-light district
state capitalism; national capitalism
basic labor rights; basic workers' rights
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
Okamoto Station (Tochigi)
Hon'inbō Tournament (annual professional go competition); Honinbo Tournament
Act for Establishing a Recycling-Oriented Society
reference koyomi; main almanac
complimentary copy (of a book)
trunk leaves; leaves near the base of a stem
basic resident register network system
authentic (to the region it is from); in the original style
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
macro definition; macro prototype
type of male haircut (Edo period)
copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.
reluctant; unwilling; unfortunate; sad (when something doesn't go as planned or as you had hoped)
Japanese education system
basic wage; regular wage; wages before subtractions or additions
basic multi-lingual plane; BMP
book bound in Western style
Japanese language specialist; linguist specializing in Japanese
fundamental schism (between the early Sthaviravāda and Mahāsāṃghika Buddhist schools)
Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (fifth of the six classical Japanese history texts)
shooting script (film, television); continuity
discrete kyogen (performed between two noh plays)
basic resident register card; citizen identification card; Juki card
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
lawsuit undertaken without legal representation; pro se lawsuit
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
Japan Fine Arts Exhibition
basic allowance of child care leave benefits
self-centeredness; selfishness; egoism; egotism; egocentricity
excerpt; abridgment; abridgement; book of selections
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.
Hashimoto Station (Kanagawa)
three greatest teas of Japan (Uji-cha, Sayama-cha and Shizuoka-cha)
Japanologist; Japan scholar
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax; extinct)
reaching age of 60; dotage; second childhood
regular salary; basic salary; full pay
single standard; monometallism; monometalism
you're not making any sense; can I have that in Japanese?
fundamental property; principal; endowment; permanent property
Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis)
General Council of Trade Unions of Japan
A Plan for Remodeling the Japanese Archipelago (1972 LDP policy proposal)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum)
originally; by nature; from the start
to go to the bottom of an affair; to inquire into the origin
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
regular matches in an official tournament
definite decision; final decision
definite decision; final decision
only extant copy; only existing copy
constitution of Japan; Japanese constitution
Constitution of the Empire of Japan; Meiji Constitution
his true objective lies elsewhere; there are ulterior motives at play; (lit.) the enemy is at Honnōji
wasabi (Wasabia japonica)
julienne (esp. of daikon); long, thin strips
Japanese honeybee (Apis cerana japonica)
pickle on a stick (usually a cucumber)
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Japanese serow (Capricornis crispus)
Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica)
fruit grown near the root
fruit grown near the root
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom)
old woodblock-printed book from the Muromachi period or earlier
copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.
sika deer (Cervus nippon); sika; spotted deer; Japanese deer
Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi)
Chinese classic without reading aids; book without reading aids
long stool (that one is able to press out entirely in one go without it getting cut off); (long) sausage-shaped poop
genuine kaya (as opposed to imitation kaya)
genuine kaya (as opposed to imitation kaya)
impossible; futile; type of children's game; Chinese person; Chink
impossible; futile; type of children's game; Chinese person; Chink
impossible; futile; type of children's game; Chinese person; Chink
state (or period) of life
dual system; double standard
Japanese toad (Bufo japonicus); Japanese common toad
book written entirely in kana
Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
reaching age of 60; dotage; second childhood
unbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets
unbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets
unbound book (damp from the press); printed sheets
Japanese copperhead (Gloydius blomhoffii); mamushi pit-viper
Japanese pond turtle (Mauremys japonica)
Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)
Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)
small company headquarters located in Tokyo simply for name value
booklet; paper-bound book; brochure
booklet; paper-bound book; brochure
return-on-investment ratio
original; original text; authenticated facsimile; authenticated copy
tactical air control center (centre)
single standard; monometallism; monometalism
Japanese text book; Japanese text books
free on board (i.e. seller pays to have goods placed on a ship); FOB
first prize in a private lottery
tactical operations center; tactical operations centre
Japan Agricultural Standard; JAS
inhabitants of main island
service at the head office; work at the home office
recapitalization; recapitalisation
national missile defense (US) (defence); NMD
book of calligraphy samples; copybook; portfolio
eradication of (sources of) evil; laying the ax to the root of evil
Hashimoto's disease; Hashimoto's thyroiditis
New Party Nippon (Japanese political party)
single-rate tariff (system)
single-rate tariff (system)
of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
of soup and love, the first is the best; one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
gold exchange standard system
money-centered way (of thinking)
standard tables of food composition in Japan
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
sample mean; sample average
innate idea; innate ideas
Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society (1999)
schistosomiasis japonica (form of bilharzia caused by the Oriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum)
the five basic sentence structures (SV, SVC, SVO, SVOO, SVOC)
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories); An Account of Miracles in Japan; Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
book written entirely in kanji
book written entirely in kanji
graphical primitive elements
enhanced (Japanese) keyboard
basic rate interface; BRI
BCP; Basic Control Program
basic interconnection tests
basic input-output system; BIOS
basic physical rendition; PD PR
sending on approval; sending on approbation
display element; graphic primitive; output primitive
multicode basic concrete syntax
Japanese text entry front-end program
body part encryption indication
functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned); surgeon's cuffs
functioning cuff buttons on a jacket (i.e. those that can be buttoned and unbuttoned); surgeon's cuffs
high grade katsuobushi (with mold)
in wine there is truth; being under the influence doesn't change our true character
illustrated kabuki script
illustrated kabuki script
topical-annalistic style (of historical writing)
rough draft of a book; draft-manuscript book; dummy comic book
Japanese Sign Language; JSL
abbreviated koyomi (Japanese traditional calendar); koyomi presented in a smaller, easy to use, format
fragmentary remains of a large set of writings; the odd volume; a few pages
book with reading aids (such as kana or punctuation marks)
quahog (Mercenaria mercenaria); quahaug; hard clam; hard-shell clam; round clam; littleneck
area of southwestern Japan north of the Median Tectonic Line
area of southwestern Japan south of the Median Tectonic Line
shunga book; pornographic book
Japan's Three Famous Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
the shogun's eighty thousand guards, comprising hatamoto and lower-ranking vassals
Japan's Three Holy Mountains (Mt. Fuji, Mt. Tate and Mt. Haku)
Matsumoto sarin gas attack (June 27-28, 1994)
inadequate capital; undercapitalization
legal capital; legal stock
popular book; widely-read book; book of which there are many copies
mainlander; person from the mainland
certified copy of certificate of residence
capital-intensive industry
actual printing stock; paper stock used for a final print run
fundamental sequence; Cauchy sequence
fundamental interaction; fundamental force
Japanese book size (approx. 17.5cm by 25cm)
freeholding farmer; freeholding peasant
new social infrastructure
remaindered books; remainders
remaindered books; remainders
capital asset pricing model; CAPM
(lit.) Finger cut-off, ten thousand fist-punches, whoever lies has to swallow a thousand needles; words said when making a pinky swear
graded reader; limited-vocabulary reader
fundamental tone; fundamental note
boundary sample; limit sample; minimum acceptance sample
full registration (e.g. real estate transaction); non-provisional registration
all returns to dust; (lit.) the fruit of the tree falls to the roots
relying on one's own resources; being entirely on one's own
The Basic Act on Cybersecurity
town gas; piped gas; reticulated gas
basic goods; primary goods
Japan disease; perceived inability of Japan to overcome economic stagnation, etc.
basic reproduction number; R0
state monopoly capitalism
Examination for Japanese University Admission (for international students); EJU
main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account
three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand) of the April, May, July, or December suit
Honmon Butsuryū-shū (branch of Nichiren Buddhism)
hardcover book; hardback book
borrowed capital; loan capital; debt capital
this kindergarten; this nursery; this garden; this park; this zoo
Ippommatsu Station (Fukuoka)
Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
Okinawan habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)
Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)
Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster)
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba)
Rhododendron metternichii
Japanese badger (Meles meles anakuma)
Japanese weasel (Mustela itatsi)
bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus)
livid pinkgill (species of poisonous mushroom, Entoloma sinuatum)
Lyophyllum fumosum (species of mushroom)
Dsinezumi shrew (Crocidura dsinezumi); Japanese white-toothed shrew
gracile shrew mole (Uropsilus gracilis)
Schlegel's Japanese gecko (Gekko japonicus); Japanese gecko