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
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
(arch.) red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa); deer
becoming a lordless samurai
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
to be afraid of making mistakes; to fear failing
long metal chopsticks (for handling charcoal, esp. in a brazier); fire tongs
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
internal bleeding; internal haemorrhage; internal hemorrhage
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
district; section; sector
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
to be profitable; to yield a profit
preparations for a journey
feudal retainer or warrior