preparation of the daggertooth pike conger where gentle cuts sever the bones, yet the flesh does not collapse

日本酒: sake, Japanese rice wine

北京: a northern capital / 法橋: third rank of Buddhist monk, below 法眼(ほうげん) (hōgen)

idiotic; stupid

(derogatory) parentage (of a person, when it is unclear)

a male given name

(Hachijō) mother

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

北: (漢音; kan'on pronunciation)

仏様: Buddha, deceased person