本

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Japanese Names of Medical Herbs (book written 901-923)

serious novel; genuinely attempted novel

(true) mirin; mirin containing alcohol

Buddhism

main sutra (of a lecture)

manifestation theory (holding that Shinto gods are manifestations of buddhas)

Buddhism

all things are essentially nothingness; all things come from nothingness; originally, there was nothing; Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments

critical year in one's life; inauspicious year

Baseball

home run king; home run leader

headquarter shift

Law

original suit; main lawsuit; main action

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.)

Computing

main, primary system

Internet slang

main account (on social media, etc.); principal account; real-name account

Music

staff notation (as opposed to numbered notation)

this record (of a game of go, shogi, etc.)

main pipe

textual criticism

extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)

to compile a book

(actual) screening (as opposed to prescreening)

by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking

principal residence

Computing

body part

square knot