dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
reality; actuality; hard fact
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
exact calculation; squaring of accounts; adjustment
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
birthday party; birthday meet-up
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
longing for; burning desire
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
serialization; serialisation; serial story
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
it is I who should say so
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine