easy to read; legible; clear
ritsuryō system; ancient East Asian system of centralized governance; in Japan: esp. 7th-10th century
government service; official position; civil service
furnishings; implements; equipment
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
solid (body); solid matter; solid-state
to devise; to plot; to plan
candidate (for an election)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
names and natures do often agree
mystical power inherent in words; spirit of language
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
23rd day of the month; 23 days
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
ordinary driver's license
kanji aptitude test (esp. the Kanji Kentei); The Japan Kanji Aptitude Test
second grade; second class; secondary
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
license; licence; permission; driver's license
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
to make a lasting impression
script; screenplay; scenario
villain; baddie; the villain's part
writing a script with specific actors in mind; writing a script after having picked the actors
making (something) known to everyone; publicizing as widely as possible; dissemination
director (of a film, play, etc.)
the curtain opens (for the start of a play, act, etc.); the curtain rises; to start (of a play); to start (of an event, campaign, etc.); to begin