Kyūjitai form of 戦役 (“war; battle”)

one who sets fire / (by extension) one responsible for something's popularity, etc.

auditor (one who audits bookkeeping accounts)

雌株: a female plant / 和布蕪, 芽株: thick wakame leaves

兜合わせ: frot

猫被り: being a wolf in sheep's clothing, feigning ignorance or innocence, someone who feigns ignorance or innocence

to pretend to know

猫を被る: feign innocence

Alternative form of 和布蕪 (mekabu, “thick wakame leaves”)

(Classical Japanese, archaic) to become rustic, to become countrified