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
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
raw fish; uncooked fish; fresh fish
folding into four; quarto
very stormy weather (at sea); very poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas)
second part (of three); second volume; middle part; novelette; novella; short novel
leaving work (office, school) early
scrape-scrape; (with a) scraping sound
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to have a hard time of it
flag signaling; semaphore
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
love of learning; desire for learning; passion for knowledge