with a momentary flash of light
new arrivals (of products etc.); new consignment
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
library; book collection; paperback book
arts and sciences; liberal arts
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women; BL; bill of lading; BL; brushless
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
user; end-user; consumer; patron; customer; client
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
Jun'ichirō Tanizaki (1886-1965; author)
pure literature; belles-lettres
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
island in a pond or river
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to refuse; to decline; to deny
a little bit; a little while
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
right (to do something); authority; power
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
comma; decimal point; radix point
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books