tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
appendicitis; typhlitis; cecitis
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
making an incision in the abdomen; performing a laparotomy
proving ground; test site
restoration; repair; mending
office hours; business hours; working hours
for today; for the time being
don't do anything rash!; keep composed!
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
folding book; folded sections of a book
literary style; form of (written) language (e.g. classical, modern)
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
blur; (color) bleed; bleeding; running (e.g. of paint)
research material; experimental material
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
overwork; working too hard
getting an advance (on one's salary)
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
secrecy; highly classified information
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
Caesarean section; Cesarean section; C-section
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act