it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
to be silent; to say nothing
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
remembering; recollection; recall; to remember; to recall; to recollect
generic; general purpose; all-purpose
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
member nation; member state; signatory
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
a little bit; a little while
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
power; might; authority; influence