concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
to relax; to feel at home
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
nothing costs as much as what is given to us; there's no such thing as a free lunch
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
semi-European-style house; type of Japanese house incorporating Western elements that was made popular in the 1920s and 1930s
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
has reached its limit; has reached its peak
turmoil; chaos; confusion
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
financial power; financial means; wealth
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to put someone to trouble
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
motion sickness; travel sickness
nausea; sickness in the stomach
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
a considerable number; a fair number
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to be impressed; to greatly admire
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
number; number plate; license plate
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping