The Nonpareil Kitchen (nickname for Osaka); The Kitchen of the Nation
Ogata Kouan (1810.8.13-1863.7.25)
waxing and waning; phases of moon
Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
drill (esp. military); training
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
feigned; pretending (not to know)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
losing initiative; being forestalled; second move (in go or shogi); moving second; rear guard
becoming a lordless samurai
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
opinion in writing; written opinion; argument
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty