Nagasaki Naval Training Center (est. 1855 at the entrance to Dejima)
Fire Dragon (53rd year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1916, 1976, 2036)
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
concern; sympathy; solicitude; nature; disposition; temperament
to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji eras)
surmise; guess; inference
district governor (Ritsuryo period)
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
arrival of ships (from abroad); arrival by ship
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
(another person's) younger sister
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
that matter; those matters
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
to look attractive; to look nice
offering a full report to a superior
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on