to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
mental; spiritual; emotional
several years; a few years
deviation; departure; omission
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
area; domain; territory; field; range
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
generation; the world; the age
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
change; transformation; inversion
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
decorative paper with colourful patterns or figures (colorful)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
dreamlike; dreamy; phantasmagorical
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
opposing pairs (of leaves)