it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
war; fighting; fierce competition
when it becomes; when it comes to
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
single word; a few words; brief comment
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
importance; emphasis; stress
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
(present) head of a family
maternal line; mother's side of the family
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
preference; priority; precedence
that is to say; so that means
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
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)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet