it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
the moon is beautiful, isn't it?
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
in one's own way or style
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to speak; to hear a voice
as stated; verbatim; literally
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
single word; a few words; brief comment
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to live; to make a living; to get on with
special; particular; peculiar; unique
technical skill; ability; capacity
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
town; city; municipal; urban
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
several years; a few years
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
why; how; for what reason
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)