(dated) part of Japan adjacent to Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea

Japanese mint (Mentha canadensis)

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

(dated) wine

alcoholic beverage made from fruit: cider; wine; plum liquor, etc.

huangjiu (beverage)

a beer made with less malt by weight than the percentage required to be officially labelled as “beer”, as defined by the Japanese tax code (and thus avoiding the higher taxes on official “beer”)