Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
light snow fall; small snow flakes
excellent-good-poor; first-second-third (class); (in) three volumes (a literary work)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
ten; 10; ten years of age
to remove; to move out of the way
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
wide reading; extensive reading
questionnaire; survey; poll
postcard; memo; note; card
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
half the body; half length
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
established; existing; accomplished; accepted; completed
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
to not be taken seriously
inattention; absent-mindedness
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
different thing; another question; different case