spine (of book); binding (of book)
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
it is not (like that) either
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
tone (of voice); manner of talking
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
author; writer; novelist; artist
pure literature; belles-lettres
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
lone wolf; loner; self-reliant person
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
beautiful woman with cold, standoffish air
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
counter for books; volume
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr