jpdb beta

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

6

talent; ability

4

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

next time (occasion)

1

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

individual plate; single individual's small dish on which food taken from shared serving dishes is placed

1

settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

member

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to hold in one's mouth

3

to kneel

1

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

4

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

next month

1

average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

1

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

2

(stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine

1

expulsion; excommunication

5

to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against

1

society regulations; club regulations; constitution

1

folding one's arms

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Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

3

eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

2

daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel

2

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

3

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)

2

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

4

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

6

to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

on countless occasions; many a time

1

very short and stout; small but quite wide around

2

charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement

1

pretty; charming; lovely; adorable

1

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

small; compact

1

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

2

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

virtue; good qualities

1

to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

1

bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

2

female (animal, plant)

4

stormy; threatening

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

4