it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
preference; priority; precedence
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
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
to concern; to be related
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
from the viewpoint of; according to
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
counter for books; volume
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
having sticky fingers; compulsive thievery; habitual movement of one's hands; marks from being handled often
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
to make a list; to enumerate
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
reality; actuality; hard fact
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
if it is the case that ...
to flare up; to burst into flames