ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
usurer; usury; loansharking
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
reality; actuality; hard fact
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
secret technique; secret art
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
lantana (plant, flower); hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); kabuki dance in which the dancer quickly changes his clothes seven times
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
apologies for the crude food
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
of course; certainly; naturally
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
expulsion; excommunication
society regulations; club regulations; constitution
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
daggertooth pike conger (Muraenesox cinereus); (in Northern Japan) conger eel; garden eel
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement