to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
Japanese citizen; Japanese citizens
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fate; destiny; predestination
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
light snow fall; small snow flakes
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
the present time; current
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
unwelcome; unwanted; undesirable
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
to repeat; to do something over again
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
repaying a kindness; gratitude
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
businessman; industrialist
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking