is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to shuffle (on one's bottom or knees); to crawl; to shift position (of an object)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
of course; certainly; naturally
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
middle of the night; dead of night
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
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
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
being in tune (with each other); being on the same wavelength; being leaked (of information, secrets, etc.); (passing through) without hindrance; unobstructed
matter causing distress; something causing worry
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
with a friendly grin; smilingly
does not seem; unlikely; improbable