Vocabulary

erhua (rhotacization of syllable finals in spoken Mandarin); erization

permanent residence; permission for permanent residence

preparedness to receive (new students, refugees, etc.)

to fidget; to be restless

from here on; beyond this point; from this point forward

lunar occultation of Venus; occultation of Venus (by the Moon)

ignored; disregarded; unheeded; neglected; overlooked; left unconsidered

squad of swordsmen; unit armed with drawn swords

to collapse on the street (from illness, hunger, exhaustion, etc.); to fall down dead on the road

turquoise (mineral)

(crime of) resisting an official; (offense of) resisting a public official executing their duties

Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province

short stature

Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period

wooden cannon; cannon with a wooden barrel

to scatter like beads; to fly off in droplets (e.g. sweat, water)

bookmark

from there on; beyond that point; from that point forward

exponential growth; geometric progression

endlessly repeating; doing countless times

Sekihōtai (short-lived pro-imperial volunteer corps formed during the Boshin War)

double eyelid surgery; double-edged eyelid surgery

politicians, business leaders and bureaucrats; the worlds of politics, big business and bureaucracy

power struggle

hay stack

invasive alien species; invasive introduced species

promised; agreed; arranged

state indemnity; state compensation

silhouette of a warship; sight of a warship

joint marketing; cooperative selling

diagonally across; diagonally opposite; catercorner (to)

within the premises (of a mansion or estate); on the grounds (of a residence)

consommé; clear soup

matrilineal family

notice of absence (from school)

blepharoplasty

blepharoplasty

scratching

seat with a power outlet

technician; skilled technical practitioner