empress dowager

watching with detachment

citizen

(historical, collective, feudalism) noblemen, especially those with familial ties to an East Asian 皇帝 (kōtei, “huangdi; emperor”), who were ranked by the 五爵 (goshaku, “five ranks”)

high pitch

Synonym of 鋼 (hagane, “steel”) (metal produced from iron)

light source (source of illumination)

(uncommon) temporary, provisional

(uncommon) something temporary or provisional

(uncommon) to do something temporarily, to put something temporary in place