Vocabulary

volcanology; vulcanology

heavenly beings shown flying around the main image in a temple

enthronement ceremony; coronation

painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting

to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

such a thing; something like that

such a thing; something like that

such a thing; something like this

what type of thing; which one

abdication ceremony

taking turns

dried trepang; dried sea slug; dried sea cucumber

to starve (someone) to death

Italian car

at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right

across the tracks (of a bridge, etc.); over the tracks

'nduja (spreadable salami); nduja

bocconcini

closure (of a cinema, museum, etc.); closing down; shutting down

to act up (machine); to go out of tune (instrument); to not work right; to have something amiss

nice!; very good!; so witty!; that's clever

don't push, don't run, don't talk, don't go back (emergency drill instruction)

wanton (of a woman); promiscuous

Japantown; Little Tokyo

feather decoration; plume

São Paulo (Brazil)

Brasilia (Brazil)

San José (Costa Rica)

Mexico City

Belmopan (Belize)

Guatemala City

Tegucigalpa (Honduras)

Managua (Nicaragua)

Panama City

Nassau (Bahamas)

Havana (Cuba)

Port-au-Prince (Haiti)

Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)

Kingston (Jamaica)

Basseterre (Saint Kitts and Nevis)