place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
18 certificate; R-18; restricted to those 18 years or older
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
shyness; bashfulness; shame
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
one's share; one's portion
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
person inside a cartoon body suit; voice actor; insider
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to need; to demand; to take; to require
the senses; sensuality; carnality
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)