designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
young and sweet; adorable; cute; pitiful; touching; pathetic
healthy; sound; wholesome
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
living by oneself; living alone
bungalow; one-story house
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
hospitalization; hospitalisation
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
stratum; geological formation; layer; bed (coal, gravel, etc.)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
to become settled; to be fixed
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose