district, province, area

a woodlouse that can curl up into a ball

a meatball

(idiomatic): "dango instead of flowers", substance over form → indicating a preference for the practical over the purely aesthetic, preferring dango (which are tasty and nutritious) rather than flowers (which are merely decorative)

having a comeback or excuse for everything one is told, being smart in the sense of having a smart mouth

hard to say, inexpressible, hesitant to say

Alternative form of 言うは易く行うは難し

to express well, to be articulate

(idiomatic) just as [someone] says

(idiomatic) needless to say, goes without saying