to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
bearing; heading; point of the compass
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
the top (e.g. top ten); the best
Takasugi Shinsaku (1839.9.27-1867.5.17)
departure for a specified destination
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
return; conclusion; reduction
earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)
determined; single-minded; intent; desperate; wild
journey; course; itinerary; stroke (of a piston); throw (of a switch)
estimate (of costs); budget
to keep to oneself; to bear in mind
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
resourcefulness; adaptability
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
hand drilling (to start a fire); hand drill; rubbing sticks to make a fire
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
requisition; commandeering; conscription
all night; throughout the night
second day of the month; two days
to complete decisively; to do to completion
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness