age of eighty-eight (from the shape of the character 米 which contains the letters 八 in the upper and lower parts)

the ancients, ancient people

oddity; abnormality; peculiarity; abnormal status

interracial

to stubbornly stick to one's own beliefs

(science fiction) subterranean dweller/inhabitant; person who lives underground

(politics, historical) the head of the 太政官 (Dajō-kan, “Great Council of State”) during the Meiji period / (politics, historical, colloquial) Same as だいじょうだいじん (daijō-daijin) above

(politics, historical) the minister of the left, the second-highest government position in the 太政官 (Daijō-kan, “Great Council of State”, the highest government office under the 律令 (Ritsuryō) system)

foreign legion

hairsbreadth, close call