staying overnight / lodging

sharp / pointed / piercing

stagehand in kabuki and bunraku (who dresses fully in black)

steam whistle

drop (of liquid); droplet

If one learns without thinking, one will be lost in his learning. That is, if one does not think about what one learns, he will not arrive at the truth of it.

祝く, 寿く: congratulate, wish well / 惚く, 呆く: be senile or mentally slow

北: (漢音; kan'on pronunciation)

飛び子: roe of the flying fish

The hiragana syllable きょ (kyo). Its equivalent in katakana is キョ (kyo).