is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
employer's house; master's house
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
miscellaneous goods; general goods; sundries
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to like; to love; to be fond of
smallish; on the small side
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to push aside; to push one's way through
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
how; in what way; how about
hello; good day; good afternoon
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
bride; one's daughter-in-law
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes