kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
The Very Hungry Caterpillar
aquarium fish; ornamental fish
formula; prescribed form; established formality
waste-water container (tea ceremony)
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
short piece (of music, writing); small work (painting, sculpture, etc.); literary sketch; small article; small item
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
to tell a person (something) emphatically; to let a person have it
animals that can legally be hunted; game animals
attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither; falling between two stools; (lit.) catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
unforgivable; inexcusable; unpardonable
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
gardening; puttering around in the garden
man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car
island country mentality; insular spirit; insularism; insularity
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
apple core; core of an apple
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
grappling technique (e.g. judo)
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
giant bird; great person; magnanimous person; hero
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
hero; manly person; warrior
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
to have time free; to have time to spare
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
quite absurd thing; something ridiculous that makes one laugh; extremely irritating thing
caw caw; sound made by crows; crow
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
internal use; private business
drawstring (e.g. on a bag)