(written) explanation; instructions (e.g. on a product); explanatory label
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
inspection; examination; survey
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
most of all; extremely; supremely
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
desk lamp; floor lamp; standard lamp
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
to be worn down; to be reduced
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
silence (not speaking); muteness
to be absorbed in reading
day on which a museum, library, etc. is closed; closed day
to carry around; to carry on one's person
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss