is that so?; I see; right; oh
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to pretend; to act (as if)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
something; some kind of; for some reason
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
eloquence; fluency (of speech)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
wild; rough; unrefined; unpolished; rugged; tough
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
woman; female; feminine gender
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
verification; confirmation; on-site inspection (by a judge, investigator, etc.) to gather physical evidence; verification
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
experiment; experimentation
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
definite; final; decisive; conclusive