to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
world; society; people; the public
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
declaration; proclamation; announcement
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
in person; personally; directly
actor; actress; player; performer
the other day; lately; recently
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
eating; bite (in fishing)