Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
spring and autumn; spring and fall; years; age; The Spring and Autumn Annals; The Chronicles of Lu
company; firm; (Shinto) shrine; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.; incorporated body
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
way of talking; speaking style
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
grave maintenance; grave keeper
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
association; society; organization; organisation
colophon (at the end of a book); imprint; publication information
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure