person of culture; cultured person
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to claim victims; to cause casualties
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
reopening; resumption; restarting
to close (one's eyes); to shut
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
(United States of) America; USA
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
Toyama (city, prefecture)
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
sudden price jump; steep price rise
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
human relations; personal relationships
social status; social position
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
near; close; beside; third person
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
Kume Masao (1891.11.23-1952.3.1)