Vocabulary

Waka Office; government office responsible for compiling imperially commissioned anthologies of waka poetry

(major) nuclear power (i.e. one of the five NPT-designated nuclear weapon states)

country of residence; jurisdiction of residence

forced resettlement of Emishi (in the 8th and 9th centuries)

(permanent) closure of a port or airport; closed-down port; defunct airport; abandoned airport

control valve

Emishi allied with the central government (ritsuryō period)

open-source intelligence; OSINT

open-source intelligence; OSINT

immigration officer

pre-prepared article

rectifier circuit

lightning surge

stand; base; platform; holder; rest

rebellious mind; treacherous intentions; treachery

target figure; target number

Taiwanese (language)

official translator; secretary-translator

diagonal movement; oblique motion

safe driver

apricot kernel oil; apricot oil; persic oil

pickled cuttlefish; pickled squid

older generation; past generation

shōchū made by the simple distillation process

traditional Chinese medicine

trick question

Stockholm school

acute febrile illness (e.g. typhoid)

exceeding (a limit, scope, one's authority, etc.); surpassing; going beyond

controlled discretion; discretion bound by the law

unauthorized proxy; unauthorized representation

acquisition at an auction

(private) part-time school for that prepares students for entrance examinations; cram school; prep school

wooden floor

character advance; character pitch

nature; disposition; temperament

great shame (endured in the public eye); deep embarrassment; profound humiliation; utter disgrace

on-stage speech by the director and cast on the opening day of a movie or play

weipa (seasoning)

axial center; central axis