certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
grasp; catch; understanding
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
time and time again; many times; a number of times
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
loveable; very likeable; like very much
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
one more time; once more; once again
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
tall figure; high stature
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
if so; in that case; in that situation
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament