tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
Christer; Kristel; Kurisuteru
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
island in a pond or river
maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)
Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period); tax in kind; mediocrity
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
publishing house; publishing office
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
printing; impression; issue
commercial version (e.g. of software); production version; release version
original text; source book; draft