Vocabulary

that's none of your business

nobody knows the morrow; speak of next year and the ogres laugh

to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)

a fight between equally great opponents; dragon and tiger fighting one another

once over the borders one may do anything; what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas; shame (committed while) on a journey can be scratched away

in traveling, companionship; in life, kindness

if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist

the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence; the neighbour's flowers are redder

there is no rule without exceptions

history repeats itself

love makes men equal

love is without reason

be guided by your children when you are old

beginning to learn (something) when one is old; not being too old to learn

there is no rose without a thorn; every rose has its thorn

every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

pride goes before a fall; pride comes before a fall; the proud Heike family does not last long

overpunch

impregnation

trapeze; flying trapeze

coconut

coconut shell

person in charge of public relations; PR manager

public security operation

stone(s) used to weigh down a fishing net

Arctic wrack (Fucus evanescens)

Japanese kelp (Laminaria japonica)

shredded kombu

Laminaria longissima (species of kelp)

Laminaria ochotensis (species of kelp)

Porphyra yezoensis (species of edible purple laver)

brushwood or bamboo piles used for seaweed or oyster farming; cultch; culch

clearly; brightly

soft, light rustling (e.g. leaves in the wind)

tree leaf

commencing with; including

isolation paradise (esp. unique products without foreign competition)

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syneresis

one scene