otorhinolaryngology; otolaryngology; ear, nose and throat department
consumer credit (finance, loan)
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
to push aside; to push one's way through
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
with a great deal of effort; laboriously
furniture store; furniture dealer
long; drawn-out; very long
turning sideways; landscape orientation
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
sunlight; rays of the Sun
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to rock; to shake; to swing
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
plane tree (any tree of genus Platanus)
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
thicket; coppice; brushwood
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)