to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
half and half; fifty-fifty
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
sewamono (Edo-period drama about contemporary life)
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
underground shopping center; underground shopping centre
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
postwar period; period after Second World War
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
another showing (of a play); recapitulation
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
form; shape; figure; visage