What is the author's style in The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki?

The Makioka Sisters was originally written in Japanese and then translated into English. Some of the idioms and vocabulary are inevitably lost when a work is translated and the translator must make choices about how to best relate the meaning of the original text. In this translation, there are occasional notes that describe people and things that would have been familiar to Japanese readers but may not be well-known outside the country.