papermaking; paper manufacture
letterpress printing; movable-type printing
illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.); picture
shunga; erotic or pornographic woodblock prints
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
accessible; approachable; easy to approach
caricaturing; turning a movie, novel, etc. into a manga; making a comic version of something
four-panel comic strip; yonkoma
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
complete; completion (of a collection, video game, etc.)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
tofu-like dish made with edamame
soba made from freshly harvested buckwheat
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
readjustment; realignment
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
shredded kombu; Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)