it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
(small crunchy) dried sardines
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to thrust before; to thrust at
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to come to one's senses; to calm down
not caring; not giving a damn
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
matter of time; question of time
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to incur someone's enmity
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
high class; esteemed; cherished