is it?; isn't it?; be; is
unskilled; incompetent; poor; bad
touting; tout; barker; pander
waste of time; killing time
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
several sheets (flat objects)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
offender; criminal; culprit
stairs; stairway; staircase
be (that) as it may; having said that
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
very young; little; childish; immature
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
already known; well-known
occupation; calling; livelihood
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
to live through; to survive
if you like; if you prefer; if it suits you; if ... doesn't suit you; if you don't like ...; if ... doesn't take your fancy
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to rush over; to run up to
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far