by sheer strength; by brute force
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
physical strength; muscle strength
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
moving about; stirring about
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
yearned for; longed for; missed
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to look away; to turn away
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
to gradually disappear; to be vanishing
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
author; writer; novelist; artist
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
small; narrow; familiar prefix; slightly; a bit
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
to rain incessantly; to downpour
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to lift; to turn over; to fold over
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab