area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
center; centre; metropolis
manufacturing plant; production facility
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to rank next to; to come after
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
district; section; sector
to approach; to draw near
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to get slightly dirty (all over)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
special; particular; peculiar; unique
paints; painting material
final coat (of paint, plaster, varnish, etc.); finish; glazing; adding more of the same (of something negative, e.g. shame)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind