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本誌

ほんし
this magazine
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日本銀行

にっぽんぎんこう、にほんぎんこう
Bank of Japan; BOJ; BoJ
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本能

ほんのう
instinct
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張本人

帳本人
ちょうほんにん
ringleader; originator; perpetrator
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本性

ほんしょう、ほんせい
true character; real nature
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本因坊

ほんいんぼう
Honinbô; grand master of the game of go
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本陣

ほんじん
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
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本間

ほんま
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
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本間

ほんけん
measure of length corresponding to 6 shaku (approx. 1.82 meters)
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読本

よみほん
type of popular literature from the late Edo period