room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
alone; by oneself; on one's own
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
one day; (on) a certain day
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
common reed (Phragmites australis)
cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
than; other than; except; but
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
criticism; commentary; review
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)