seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
final; eventual; ultimate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I see; that's right; indeed
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
will not do; do not; does not
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you