the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm); west-northwest; ninth month of the lunar calendar
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
until now; so far; up to the present
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
under the orders of; by order (command)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being