a female contraception method of using a polyurethane sponge diaphragm-like device
in science, a method used to differentiate minerals, based on their chemical separation, called the gravity concentration
a method of distilling under reduced pressure
a method processing boards for plasticity, called reduction
a method of iron manufacturing that makes use of foot bellows, called 'tatarabuki'
a mold called a greensand mold
a mining method called the {inclined-shaft method}
a method for reviving the ancient environment called plant production