it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
sheltered upbringing; person who has had a sheltered upbringing; (lit.) hothouse upbringing
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
round shape; circle; circular form
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
large serving; large portion
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
assistant ...; probationary ...
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
naval port; naval station
to keep (a person) waiting
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
workers; employees; people on duty
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
level ground; plain; flatland
counter for birds or rabbits
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
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)
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)