behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
kanji used as a phonetic symbol, instead of for the meaning; phonetic-equivalent character; substitute character; kanji used for their meaning, irrespective of reading
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
village; hamlet; countryside; country
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
next number (magazine, etc.); next issue
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
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Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
drearily; with desolation; with loneliness (esp. the rain and wind)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
name; given name; first name
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
history of; experience of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study