Zero no Tsukaima:Volume9 Translator's Notes
Chapter 5 - Ondine ・ Knight Corps of The Water Spirit
River Character
The Japanese character (kanji) for river is kawa （川）. It looks like 3 (approximately) straight lines being put together. The author is implying that the three of them slept parallel together, just like that character.
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Chapter 6 - The Feelings of The Queen
Honorable Poverty
The Japanese word for this is seihin 清貧 which means 'living in poverty for the sake of one's pure conduct, not for one's self-interest.'
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