Mobile Suit Gundam (1979 animated series; media franchise)
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
reference book; study-aid book; supplemental textbook; student handbook
wood-block printing; publication
first number (e.g. issue of a magazine); No. 1 type
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
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
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
comic; comics; comic opera; comic; comical
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
monthly publication; monthly issue
senior high school; high school
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