撮り溜め

とりだめ

video taping (and storing)

練り染め

ねりぞめ

dyeing of degummed silk, dyeing of raw silk at the same time as degumming

独り決め

ひとりぎめ

arbitrary decision, taking for granted

折り詰め

おりづめ

food packed in a wooden box

しめ飾り

しめかざり

decorating shrines and gates with shimenawa ropes for the New Year

譜めくり

ふめくり

page-turner

日めくり

ひめくり

daily rip-off-a-page calendar, daily pad calendar

勤め盛り

つとめざかり

the prime of one's career

滑り止め

すべりどめ すべりとめ

tyre chains, anti-skid device

切り詰め

きりつめ

retrenchment, curtailment

めっきり

めっきり

remarkably

括り染め

くくりぞめ

tie-dyeing

溜め塗り

ためぬり

lacquering technique that uses a coloured-lacquer undercoating and a transparent-lacquer topcoat

勤め帰り

つとめがえり

on the way home from work

渡り初め

わたりぞめ

bridge-opening ceremony, first crossing of a bridge

前のめり

まえのめり

pitching forward, as if to fall

塗り籠め

interior closed room with heavily plastered walls in a Heian palace

取り止め

とりやめ

cancellation, suspension

絞り染め

しぼりぞめ

tie-dye