October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
careful reading; close reading; intensive reading
Susukida Kyuukin (1877.5.19-1945.10.9)
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
the sentient world; all sentient beings
young greens; young herbs
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
old meaning; old interpretation
cotton rose (Hibiscus mutabilis); Confederate rose; dixie rosemallow; lotus blossom
reading aloud; recitation
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
junior high school student; middle school pupil
self-improvement; (mental) training; self-discipline; cultivation
admission; joining; enrollment; enrolment
copying (by hand); transcribing
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
being selected (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); being accepted; winning
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
school record; scholastic performance
new style poetry; new style poem
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
writing songs or poems; poem
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
summer vacation; summer holiday