it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
collective responsibility; joint liability
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
incontinence; soiling oneself; wetting one's pants; discharge (e.g. of contaminants); effluence
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
normalcy; normality; normal
there's no knowing; there's no telling; it's anyone's guess; who knows?
same kind (race); homogeneousness
(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole
to become empty; to be emptied
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
to drink up; to drain (cup)
wearing one's hair in braids
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
that's the way it is; such is life
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
to this extent; to this degree; this much
to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
independent action; acting alone
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
minimum; at the very least
number of persons; personnel
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
beyond this point; from now on; after this
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
oxygen deficiency; oxygen shortage; lack of oxygen