it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to thrust before; to thrust at
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
form; shape; figure; visage
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
traditional Japanese wind instrument resembling panpipes; free-reed instrument used in Japanese court music
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
relation; relative; kind; cordial
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
wiles; trick; artifice; lover (male) (esp. of a prostitute)
pledge; vow; (of a man and woman) having sexual relations; having sexual intercourse; destiny; fate
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
at your own discretion; as you see fit
cowardly or depraved samurai
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
a married woman's paramour; lover
feigning ignorance; acting dumb