(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
wood-block printing; publication
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
Tokuma Shoten (publisher)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
comic books; comics; comic; comical
monthly publication; monthly issue
senior high school; high school
serialization; serialisation; serial story
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area