Meanings

sake brewed without addition of saccharides and no more than 120 litres of seed alcohol per tonne

gold standard system

(true) mirin

(racially) pure Japanese

Japanese person

our country Japan

native Japanese horse

winning by an ippon

stock certificate

book lover

to speak one's mind

capital personal account

testing, testing

place where one can view a vast number of cherry blossom trees at a glance (esp. Mount Yoshino in Nara Prefecture)

investor

lattice of evenly spaced vertical timber bars (used in facades, etc.)

strategy guide (book, e.g. for a video game)

popular book

(degree of) seriousness

picture book