Kono aji ga nado to uwate no kuchi o mane.
Talking about this aji and that, he apes the speech of a top player.

Kondo koso katta to ishi o tsuyoku oki .
Realising that this time he has won, he sets his stones down firmly.

Gogataki ga kuru to nyoubo houki tate.
Seeing the go guest arrive, the wife starts dusting.

Go no shoubu yobu koe de shiru nyoubo kana.
The wife knows the result by the tone of voice calling her!.

Sensei ni yonmoku, deshi ni mo yonmoku nari.
Four stones from the teacher, and four stones also from his pupil [the standard treatment for the paying amateur].

Youyaku ni katte gokyaku wa toki o kiki.
Winning at long last, the go guest asks the time.

Ki ni makete kaereba uchi wa arashi nari.
When he returns after losing at go, the house is a tempest.

Go no jogen iitaku naru to niwa e tachi.
Realising he wants to give some advice, [the kibitzer] steps into the garden.

Ishi wa ikita ga shinime ni awanu nari.
The group has lived but he was not in time for [his friend's] deathbed.

Yo fukashi ni tenjou made ga goban nari.
In the depths of the night even the ceiling is a go board.