it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't you think?; indicates question
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
two persons; two people; pair; couple
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
the opposite sex; isomerism
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
on the occasion of; at the time of
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
how; in what way; how about
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance