Vocabulary

stroke count (of a kanji)

(oil painting) canvas

alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant

synopsis; review of subject; annotation

tropics (of Cancer and Capricorn)

mysterious thief; phantom thief

adaptation (of story)

reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf

civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

victory song; victory

outer fence; outer enclosure; outer block

every other day; every second day

optimist; easy-going person

discount coupon; discount ticket

good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret; hidden gem of a place

complexion; colour; color

beginning of the month

great swordsman; master fencer

misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds

primitive man

number of words

mistranslation

misuse; incorrect use; abuse; malapropism

one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; one bound; doing at once

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

oral medicine; internal medicine

moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that

sea of clouds

arc

vengeful ghost; avenging spirit; apparition

transverse wave

warmth; heat

kanji readings

syllable

official; civil service

workman; enterpriser; schemer

municipal railway; city streetcar; tram

program of a ceremony (programme)

old law