it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
number one; first; best; most; game; round
stealthily; secretly; in secret
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
reality; actuality; hard fact
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
in proportion to; according to; depending on
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to be worried; to be troubled
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
tail (animal); tail end; tip