抄写: to make extracts / 照射: to irradiate

Contraction of わしは (washi wa).

Contraction of いらっしゃって (irasshatte, “continuative of いらっしゃる (irassharu)”).

唖者: a mute person

居留守: pretending to be absent from home

退き: distant place, far away place / 祖忌: (Buddhism) death anniversary of a sect founder, or the memorial service thereof

young dragon

manage / do / handle / deal with

Short for 日本国 (Nihon-koku): Japan (a country and archipelago in East Asia) / a surname

Japanese-style painting - Japanese paintings based on Japonism