it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding