faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
just the other day; quite recently
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
height (of body); stature
comparing heights; comparison of statures
with curious eyes; curiously
to look around; to survey
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
although I say; although one might say; although called
classification; assortment
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
academic book; scholarly book; learned book; tome
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
with a start; with a jump
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
mental; spiritual; emotional