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

bookstore, bookseller / publisher / main building / scriptwriter, scenario writer

Japanese-style painting - Japanese paintings based on Japonism

本田: (automobiles) Honda (a Japanese automotive manufacturer)

this year

essence, nature (intrinsic quality)

(collective, history) a 律令 (ritsuryō) ranking system for 親王 (shinnō, “princes”) and 内親王 (naishinnō, “princesses”)

one's life dream; long-cherished desire

one's motives, intent

main home; birthplace / (by extension) original; origin