it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
Vatican City; Vatican City State
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
as (for); for; in the capacity of
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
single word; a few words; brief comment
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to begin to walk; to set out
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
senior high school; high school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
prohibition; inhibition; ban
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
signs of rain; threat of rain
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
hungrily; voraciously; ravenously; greedily; avariciously; eagerly
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
dry riverbed; river beach