this and that; one thing and another
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to be embarrassed; to lose face
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
wood-block printing; publication
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to concern; to be related
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
difficult to ...; hard to ...
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
without; but if; otherwise; or else
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
spring sunshine; springtime
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
only; merely; but; no more than