分光法: spectroscopy

prefer / had better; would rather

epigraph

great majority

(of feudal Japan) Clipping of 兵部省 (Hyōbushō, “Ministry of War”). / (history, government, of feudal China) the Ministry of War

wind / custom, influence / transmission / satire / gossip / Alternative spelling of 諷 (fū): recite / appearance, form, style / taste, charm / poetry, folk song / illness, sickness / drooping

element in compounds related to wind

a style

a swing

direction / person / alternative