note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
image of (an ideal) person
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
aestheticism; estheticism
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
master; masterhand; maestro
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
insanity; insane person; vagabond; wanderer
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to lead someone around by the nose
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
child from previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild