本

ministry proper; home office; head office

this ministry; this department

books returned unsold; books returned to the library

complimentary copy of a book

this chapter; this passage; this section

one's library

head family; main branch of a school or religion

Baseball

home run

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

Japanese style; Japanese model; Japanese way

main stage; public place

work on paper; text, image or calligraphy on paper

real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice sword)

this article; this paper; this manuscript

base; stronghold; main fort

Baseball

home base; home plate

Ōmoto (religious sect founded in 1892 as an offshoot of Shinto)

manuscript

certified copy; transcript

Abbreviation

official copy of the family register

supplementary reader

books for loan

specimen room; herbarium

translated book