mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
publishing house; publishing office
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
library; book collection; paperback book
furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation
monthly publication; monthly issue
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
illustration (e.g. book); picture
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
turning a comic, novel, etc. into an animated movie or TV series; making an animated version
media franchising; media mix (advertising strategy); mixed media
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
author; writer; novelist; artist
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
investigation (esp. in academic and scientific contexts)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard