(music) those pieces of traditional Japanese music composed primarily for the 尺八 (shakuhachi) flute, but also including the 胡弓(こきゅう) (kokyū, “Japanese bowed lute with three or four strings”), and the 琴(こと) (koto)

one's real character

(chiefly Kansai) truth; reality

Synonym of 黄昏 (tasogare, “dusk; twilight”) / Synonym of 黄昏時 (tasogaredoki, “dusk; twilight”)

(mahjong) determining what tile would complete an opponent's hand

to wait eagerly or impatiently

"to strangle with floss-silk": to torture slowly

(idiomatic) to wait for one's punishment, to wait and see

(idiomatic) the nail that sticks out gets hammered down

(idiomatic) Alternative form of 出る釘は打たれる (deru kugi wa utareru, “the nail that sticks out gets hammered down”)