laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
something wrapped in a furoshiki
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays
thick omelette; rolled omelette
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
experiment; experimentation
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
(appearing, occurring) one after another
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
up until now; as recently as the present
to take a lesson from (someone serving as an example); to learn from someone's example; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (someone's) fingernails and drink it
refreshment; refreshing oneself; refreshing one's spirit; (memory) refresh
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
fan site (website run by fans of a celebrity, TV show, etc.); fansite
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
counter for birds or rabbits
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to cross the line; to go too far
brief glimpse of a woman's underwear
charging (electrically); recharging one's batteries (e.g. by taking a nap); replenishing (one's energy)
joints; points (of a speech)
ding-dong (of a doorbell, intercom, etc.); doorbell; intercom; ding ding ding!; correct!
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who does not like to make an effort
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs