Obsolete spelling of シカゴ (Shikago, “Chicago (a city in Illinois, United States)”)

revisionism

"Historical kana usage", a prescriptive method of using kana to write Japanese. Devised in the Edo period by Keichū (契沖) and taught in schools until 1946, it aims to be etymologically faithful and reflects earlier stages of the language (Heian period and earlier).

奇跡的: miraculous

基礎的: fundamental, basic

revisionist

drop (of liquid); droplet

steam whistle

stagehand in kabuki and bunraku (who dresses fully in black)

姫子: a female given name