(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
wood-block printing; publication
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
writing (e.g. as a profession)
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.)
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
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
comic books; comics; comic; comical
war; fighting; fierce competition
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
mysterious thief; phantom thief
monthly publication; monthly issue
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
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