to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to put into the mouth; to eat
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
dining; dining room; meal
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
author; writer; novelist; artist
student (esp. a university student)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
counter for books; volume
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
family; members of a family
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to stay in one's heart; to be enduringly memorable; to be unforgettable
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
famous place; name of a part (of an instrument, etc.); name and address
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
honorific/polite/humble prefix