hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
far away in the distance; in the far distance
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
at that time; in those days
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
finish; completion; the end
main text; original text; this book; this volume
library; book collection; paperback book
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
monthly publication; monthly issue
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
Toyama Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
animation; animated film; animated cartoon
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
Neon Genesis Evangelion (media franchise)
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)
postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft