kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
formula; prescribed form; established formality
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
to put to trial; to argue in court
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
boasting of one's hometown
straw rope-patterned ancient Japanese pottery
piece placed to block opponent's check; interposed piece
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
eating a lot; excessive eating; gorging; guzzling
sake for moon viewing parties
third sign of the Chinese calendar
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
folding into four; quarto
troublesome; pain in the butt
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
leaving work (office, school) early