eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
fluently; without hesitation; without faltering
fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
archerfish (any fish of family Toxotidae, esp. the banded archerfish, Toxotes jaculatrix)
bawdy song; lewd song; obscene song
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
style of recitative dance popular during the Muromachi period (often with a military theme)
chopstick envelope; chopstick wrapper; paper envelope in which chopsticks are presented
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; you can't solve a problem without making some sacrifice
dark chocolate (with high cocoa content)
king cobra; hamadryad (Ophiophagus hannah)
two seasons; Bon and year-end festivals
aliteracy; loss of interest in or shift away from reading (especially serious) books or literature
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
leaving everything up to someone else
broiled eel served over rice in a lacquered box; broiled eel and rice served in two separate stacked boxes, with eel in top box and rice in bottom box
corrupt monk; greedy monk; (arch.) liar
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers
southern alps (of Japan); Minami Alps (city in Yamanashi-ken)
to turn one's back (on the enemy)
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to punch (e.g. ticket); to prune (e.g. shrub)