urban area; urban district
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
epidemic; plague; pestilence
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to complain; to make a complaint
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; 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)
blow; shock; strike; batting
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
throw or throwing technique (sumo, judo)
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
regulars; regular soldiers
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
(made of) stone; stone-built
in one's own way or style
street; quarter; district; area
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
vague recollection; faint memory
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
show; exhibition; spectacle