Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname

blades of grass and tree trunks / falcons

current, this, the matter in question / original, actual, base

long cylindrical things such as glasses of drink, pairs of jeans, pens or trains and buses / films or TV shows / home runs or goals / rounds of a match in boxing, wrestling or judo

Alternative form of 元

book / this / main / real / actual / true

impossible to understand, utterly confused

cultural festival (a regularly-held Japanese school event meant to display the activities of the students)

(rare) Synonym of サブカルチャー (sabukaruchā, “subculture”)

cultural sphere