it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
mating; crossbreeding; cross-fertilization; cross-fertilisation
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be worried; to be troubled
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
warmly; cordially; with tender care
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
for your information; I'm telling you
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
scale; scope; plan; structure
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
endless; boundless; everlasting
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued