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
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
adds force or indicates command
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
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
immediately; at once; instantly
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
of course; certainly; naturally
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
when it becomes; when it comes to
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
kitchen; financial situation
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...