the Old World

(historical) Alternative spelling of ペーピン (“Beiping”), a former name of Beijing.

aristocracy

noble, aristocrat (one of the aristocracy)

authentic account

a kayak

humane

(archaic) the interior of a country; within a country's borders

a falsehood, a lie

hectare - a unit of surface area (symbol ha) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water.