it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
banker (gambling); bookmaker; person who runs a gambling den; manager; boss
risky speculation; big gamble; large bet
professional gambler; gamester
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party
thousands; several thousand
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
fewest; least; smallest (number); youngest
bring-your-own (e.g. food and drink); carry-on (e.g. luggage)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to be surprising; to be shocking; to be jaw-dropping
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to have fortune come your way; to become lucky
saving from the brink of death
resurrection; resuscitation; regeneration; university student in ... year
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
preface; introduction; preamble
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
clientele; customer stratum
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
(one's) father-in-law; (one's) employer; master; principal supporter of a temple; influential temple parishioner
to refuse; to decline; to deny
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end