interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
all (there is); as long as there is
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
slimy; slippery; (arch.) (moving) slowly
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
one's long-cherished desire
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
contest; comparison; competition