() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
抜く
(ぬく) (v5k,vt) (1) to extract; to omit; to surpass; to overtake; to draw out; to unplug; (suf) (2) to do something to the end; (n) (3) (sl) (vulg) (See 一発抜く) to ejaculate (gen. with ref. to masturbation); (P) [EDICT]
この
(此の) (adj-pn) (uk) (See 何の・どの,此れ・1,其の・1,彼の) this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker); (P) [EDICT]
(斯の) (adj-pn) (uk) (See 何の・どの,此れ・1,其の・1,彼の) this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker); (P) [EDICT]
世紀
(せいき) (n) century; era; (P) [EDICT]
(shì jì, ㄕˋ ㄐㄧˋ) century [CE-DICT]
選ぶ
(えらぶ) (v5b,vt) to choose; to select; (P) [EDICT]
だ
() (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) if it's the case; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) even [EDICT]
() (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P) [EDICT]