everyone, one and all

bad money drives out good (debased coinage replaces purer coinage)

Indian curry / Japanese curry rice

Caledonia

withered silvergrass

to wither / to dry up / to die (plant)

The そくおん (sokuon): a small form of つ (tsu). In romanization, this is represented by doubling the following consonant. The equivalent in katakana is ッ. / A glottal stop or “choked sound”.

(colloquial) very, super. Inserted after the first syllable of an adjective, an adverb, or an ABAB-type onomatopoeia.

打楽器: percussion instrument

実家: home, hometown / 実科: practical learnings