本

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

Idiomatic expression

losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

Japanese government

one's hometown

main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple

general manager; director-general

secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller

main building (as opposed to an annex, outbuilding, etc.)

this library; this museum; this theatre; this hall; this building

one's long-cherished desire

Noun or verb acting prenominally

original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)

head office; main office; main store; flagship store

ほんてん only

this store; our store

stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

standalone book (i.e. not part of an anthology, series, etc.); (book published as a) single volume

tankōbon; individual volume of a manga series

main hall (of a Shinto shrine); main shrine; inner sanctuary

Kumamoto (city, prefecture)

characteristic quality; special character; one's real ability; one's specialty

one's function; one's duty

fief; inherited estate

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

Japan

Buddhism

head temple of a Buddhist sect

headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center

rice paddy

textbook; manual

main thread (of a story)

this matter; this case

this piece; this work