With the country slowly opening up to foreign influence, the study of rangaku--imported knowledge from the Netherlands--provided by be a source of inspiration that would result in major revolutions in Japanese medicine. And at the center of it all was the medicine-minded cat, Sugita Genpaku!
It was rough indeed, but
I have fond memories of it now.
Fue un arduo trabajo,
pero son buenos recuerdos.
Foi complicado, mas agora
são boas lembranças.