it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
interference; meddling; butting in
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
as usual; as is one's habit
flour; meal; powder; dust
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
looking depressed; long face
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
some people; a few people; several people
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
objection; dissent; protest
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to apologize; to apologise
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
normalcy; normality; normal
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
rationalization; rationalisation; rationalize; rationalise