it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
(one) could even say that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
(present) head of a family
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
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
homecoming; return to one's home
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different