tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
releasing without indictment
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
major incident; major happening; big scandal
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
finish; end; completion; result
impact of publicity or propaganda
attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
polish (jewels); cultivation
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to use up all of one's energy and willpower; to be exhausted (and have no will to go on)
seven lives; seven generations
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
intimacy; affection; familiarity
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
to sentence; to assign a penalty
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin