of course; certainly; naturally
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
middle of the night; dead of night
employer's house; master's house
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
I see; that's right; indeed
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake