袖

diamond squid (Thysanoteuthis rhombus); diamondback squid; rhomboid squid

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow

Proverb

a meeting by chance is preordained

Proverb

even a chance meeting can lead to a deep bond; even a chance meeting is due to the karma of a previous life

Proverb

you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have

catching someone's attention by winking and tugging at their sleeve

looking on with folded arms (with one's hands in one's sleeves); remaining a passive onlooker

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

A Pocket Dictionary of the English and Japanese Language (1862)

sleeveless haori

chevron (military rank insignia)

Proverb

even accidentally touching sleeves with a passing stranger is caused by fate

Idiomatic expression

taking whatever one can get one's hands on; being greedy; accepting a padded silk sleeve even in summer

short-sleeved shirt

long-sleeved shirt

Historical term

small flag or piece of cloth worn on the shoulder armour to distinguish between friend and foe on the battlefield

Rare term

curved end of a highway guard rail

Archaic

bottom of the sleeve

height of the sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)

secret; secret bribe

using the sleeves of one's kimono as a pillow