Kyūjitai form of 日本学: Japanology

(oceanography) Synonym of 黒潮: the Kuroshio Current

(military, historical) 大日本帝国海軍 / (military) 海上自衛隊

(military, historical) 大日本帝国陸軍 / (military) 陸上自衛隊

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

revisionism

upper teeth

the diagram above; the top illustration

(as a) matter of fact; actually; in reality; de facto

(military) a high-ranking general (officer) or commander / (military) Clipping of 上将軍 (jōshōgun, “shogun-in-chief”).