theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
kimono fabrics shop; draper
disinheritance; disowning
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
of great promise; with a promising future
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
man of letters; literary man
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
ago; since; before; previous
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
pessimism; disappointment
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to throw oneself (into an activity)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
condition; situation; prospects
complete change; about-face
alone; by oneself; on one's own
success; prosperity; boom
man fit for the post; right person
right place; right position; right post
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
again; once more; a second time
quotation; citation; reference
solitary wild goose (i.e. separated from its flock, esp. flying)
Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908)