unfortunately; regrettably
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
magazine; journal; periodical
depraved monk; sinful priest
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965; author)
Jakuchō Setouchi (1922.5.15-2021.11.9; Buddhist nun and writer)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
transcription (of a text, DNA, RNA, etc.); copying; transfer (printing); transcription; transliteration
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
second volume (in a two-volume set); third volume (in a three-volume set); last volume
drinking spring water; taking the waters; onsen water used for medical treatment
junction; system interchange (between highways)
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
Japanese food; Japanese dish; Japanese cuisine
to blame; to find fault with
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
one of two (possibilities, alternatives, etc.)
to get hungry; to become hungry