mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
older sister; lass; young lady
of course; certainly; naturally
golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
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
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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
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
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)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo 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
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
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