bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
on the occasion of; at the time of
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
transfer; transport; removal
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
major cleanup; spring cleaning
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
recreation; diversion; relaxation
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
tattooist; tattoo artist; tattooer
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent