painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
aforementioned; above-mentioned
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
person from (the planet of)
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
miasma ("bad air" formerly believed to cause disease)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
accumulation; cumulative; accumulated
yearned for; longed for; missed
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
since; henceforth; ever since
unfortunately; regrettably
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
like this; this sort; this way
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
(multi-floor) shopping center primarily containing clothing stores; fashion mall
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
several types; several kinds; several species
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
computer shop; computer store
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
rather than; more ... than ...
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
vitality; (one's) life force
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon