Ogino method (of birth control); rhythm method
Nakaoka Shintarou (1838.5.6-1867.12.12)
feast for one's eyes; sight as pleasing as the New Year
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
centrifuge; centrifugal machine
drill (esp. military); training
knowledge applied to evil purposes
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
to give; to let one have; to do for one
constable; method of catching criminals
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
becoming a lordless samurai
overthrow of the shogunate
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs