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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

1

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

4

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

9

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

1

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

this person

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

15

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

Shigeharu

1

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

1

isn't that right?

9

to paint (draw) a picture

11

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

2

frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

2

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

1

to gather; to collect; to assemble

3

oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

2

satire; irony; sarcasm

3

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

1

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

9

to breathe new life into; to usher in a new phase; to break the mold

1

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

that; those; the

25

Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

1

enthusiastic praise

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

4

to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

3

freedom; liberty

2

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

5

don't you think?; indicates question

9

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

2

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

to escape; to run away

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

14

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

5

not only ... (but also); not just; as well as

1

novel; (short) story

5