本

final stitching

head temple (of a branch temple)

head priest's temple quarters

formal funeral

base price; pre-tax price

beginning; origin; start

original selection

real wasabi (as opposed to Western horseradish)

innateness; innate feature (or character, etc.)

genuine article

how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully

this product; this article

this prefecture

ace up one's sleeve; trump card

Music

basic melody (esp. on koto and shamisen)

proper move (in go, shogi, etc.); appropriate move

expert; professional; specialist; master

Colloquial

performance; take; going before an audience or on-air

Colloquial

game; season; crucial moment

Colloquial

high of the season; height (of summer, etc.); actual event (or celebration, etc.); real deal

Colloquial

actual sexual intercourse (i.e. not simulated); penetration

Honganji sect (of Shin Buddhism)

this document; this letter; this writing

pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)

permanent construction

this thesis; this article; the article under consideration

this law; this act

fundamental laws; core laws

this product; this item; this article

true leaf; foliage leaf

native; citizen

Rare term

main gate; front gate

Buddhism

latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha