cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
number; number plate; license plate
light; right; right field; right fielder
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
growth period; growing season
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
to do physical exercise; to be physically active; (lit.) to move one's body
feeling of transparency; sense of translucence
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
difference between the sexes; sexual difference
establishment; settlement
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
physical strength; muscle strength
moving about; stirring about
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
yearned for; longed for; missed
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)
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
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