shabby; unsightly; unkempt
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to give off a bad smell; to give off a stench
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
public health; public hygiene; sanitation
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
urban area; urban district
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
epidemic; plague; pestilence
area; region; district; locality
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
to complain; to make a complaint
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
one's nose wrinkles (from a strong stench)