to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
the Industrial Revolution
hostility; antagonism; opposition
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to grant permission; to give permission
system; institution; organization; organisation
support; backing; aid; assistance
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
impossible to do (although wants to)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
wood-block printing; publication
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.)
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
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
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