(archaic, no longer existing in Japan) A savings bank, a thrift. Established under laws passed in 1890 during the Meiji period and in 1920 during the Taishō period. Role was later merged into that of normal banks by a law passed in 1943 during the Shōwa period.

with unstoppable force and vigor

王家: royal family

肋骨: rib

地震学者: seismologist

woman's face with no make-up / sobriety

実勢価格: (economics) market price

(board games) Sugoroku, a Japanese board game with dice, like backgammon.

(informal) weakling child

snatching, stealing in plain view