Kunikida Doppo (1871-1908)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Japanese mustard spinach (Brassica rapa var. perviridis)
(nature, etc.) observation diary
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
tossing oneself about in great pain; writhing in agony
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
somehow or other; for some reason or another
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
glad countenance; joyful look
to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up
boldface; bold-type; thick characters
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
meteor; shooting star; falling star
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
meteor swarm; meteor shower
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
late at night; small hours of the morning
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
showing no fear, even of God
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator