proclamation; official notice
chapters and sections; chapter and verse
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 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
obtaining agreement by consultation; matters settled in an interview
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
to be discordant; to have discord
outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
to work as; to pursue as a vocation
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
light brown; golden brown
fried potato; French fries; chips
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
to be appointed to a rank