flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
brown hawk owl (Ninox scutulata)
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to ask a high price; to overcharge
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
among these; between these; of these
deliberately; intentionally; on purpose; purposely
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
duty; obligation; responsibility
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive