proclamation; official notice
chapters and sections; chapter and verse
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
hieroglyphics; type of character representing pictures
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
stick figure; stick person
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
discrimination against women; female discrimination
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to be worn down; to be reduced
tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)
foil; someone to look as if he's putting up a fight but actually have no chance of winning
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world