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

(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

Japanification

japanize

words stemming from one's true feelings

(regional, Osaka, Kyoto) the script of a kabuki drama / short for 絵入根本 (e iri nehon, “illustrated kabuki script”)

the mainland (as opposed to outlying territories)