one's own house; own; personal; autologous
chief; main; principal; important
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
three kinds; three varieties
river fish; freshwater fish
confections; sweets; candy; cake
eggy; with eggs; with an egg inside
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
although I say; although one might say; although called
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
casting; cast-metal object
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
cultivated field (for rice, etc.)
one season; one year (esp. as an Edo-period duration of employment)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
great rival; powerful enemy; archenemy
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
laughing oneself into convulsions; splitting one's sides laughing; rolling with laughter