to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
near-miss; just missing (each other)
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
modern Japanese (design or architecture); traditionally Japanese (design) in a modern form
all you want; as much as one wants
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
human relations; personal relationships
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
having worldly wisdom; worldly person; cosmopolitan
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
likability; favorability; popularity
sycophant; apple-polisher; flatterer; sesame seed grinding
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to like; to love; to be fond of
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
forced laugh; forced smile
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)