small number; few; minority
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965; author)
Satou Haruo (1892.4.9-1964.5.6)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
Akutagawa Ryūnosuke (1892.3.1-1927.7.24)
Shiga Naoya (1883.2.20-1971.10.21)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
feeling keenly; fully realizing
depravity; corruption; degradation
surface; outward appearance; superficial; shallow
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
Western ways; Western customs; Western habits
Japanese style; Japanese fashion
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to be common (to); to have (something) in common (with); to be mutually understood; to have a mutual connection; to communicate with each other
understanding person; supporter
outside ...; beyond ...; not included in ...
one end; an end; part; fragment
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
consumer; ordinary citizen; stakeholder; person who lives on (e.g. situation, income, place)
crossroads; crossing; intersection; street
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
materialistic; worldly-minded; uncultured
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
self-styled Zen philosophy; sciolism; dabbling in Zen
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence