bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
Chiba prefecture (Kanto area)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
author; writer; novelist; artist
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
residing; living; dwelling
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
trouble; bother; annoyance
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
control; management (e.g. of a business)
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
scene; sight; scenario; setting
presumption; assumption; estimation
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
younger brother (of an older brother); younger sister (of an older sister); youngest child; young; younger; young and beautiful
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions