front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
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
same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity
Pythagoras (Greek philosopher)
date (year, month and day)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
adding up; totalling; totaling
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
11th day of the month; 11 days
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
27th day of the month; 27 days
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
address (of a home, business, etc.); residence; domicile
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(how) many times; (how) often
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
splish-splash; with a splash