This week's topic is: The Bizen Insident
Part 1: Complete the text
Part 2: Article
[Vocabulary]
legation: (n.) a diplomat of a lower rank than an ambassador, and their staff
settlement: (n.) the place where people originally from another place establish a community
musket: (n.) an old type of firearm
dignitary: (n.) a person of high rank
porter: (n.) a person employed to carry luggage and other loads
stalwart: (adj.) (dated) strongly built or sturdy
kinsman: (n.) (dated) someone from the same family
unwarrantably: (adv.) without permission; not warranted/justified
disembowel: (v.) cut a body open to the point of organs being exposed
girdle: (n.) a piece of clothing worn around the waist
throb: (v.) pulsating in a regular rhythm
inert (adj.) does not or cannot move
heap: (n.) a pile of something thrown haphazardly without care
chivalrous: (adj.) possessing noble qualities such as honour, loyalty, bravery and kindness.