Vocabulary

use; function; role

female entertainer

characterizing (someone as having a specific personality); stereotyping; typecasting; treating (someone) as if they have a certain (stereotypical) personality

rapid express (train service); rapid limited express

rapid express (train service); rapid limited express

outside (the metropolis of) Tokyo

road sweeping machine

work of art; piece of art; art piece

atmospheric temperature; ambient temperature

ruptured eye; globe rupture

male high school student

male high school student

fire department; fire defense headquarters

single-vehicle accident; single-vehicle collision

same time

idiot; moron; blockhead

cutting temperature

person admitted (to a care facility, training institution, etc.); inmate

Minister of State for Special Missions

series (of films, books, etc.); serial

antihero

target demographic; target audience

pseudo-family

huge (traffic) congestion; major traffic jam; complete standstill; total gridlock

secondary romantic relationship (e.g. in a TV drama)

minor character; secondary character

real world; real society

(online) article that is a rehash of information already available online (or has been shown on TV); article (written from the comfort of one's) kotatsu

four-color problem; four-color map problem

New Year's Eve

sling bag

cross-vaccination; vaccination with different vaccines

nucleic acid amplification test; NAT

swab fluid

playback device

government office-building complex

hyperproteinemia

thighbone (esp. in pigs); femur

woodblock artist; woodblock printmaker

vegetable resin