unexpectedly; surprisingly
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
padding with cotton; garment padded with cotton; wadded clothes
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
rough (explanation, details, etc.); broad; general; grabbing a big handful
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
individual; one by one; separate; each
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
literary art; literary activity; writing
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to cultivate a better understanding
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
ability; performance; efficiency
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
by itself; automatically; naturally
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
Arishima Ikuma (1878-1923)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
putting into operation; invocation
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
pine tree growing on a rock
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to devise; to plot; to plan