structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
together; at the same time; same; identical
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to repair again; to join again
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
down quilt; feather quilt; feather duvet; eiderdown
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to spend all of one's free time; to spend one's time without constraint
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
reclining sofa; sofa recliner
(oval) charcoal briquette
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
inside; interior; inner part
thick curtain; drop curtain
business hours; opening hours; office hours
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces