reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to face on; to look out on to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
(within) walking distance
catchphrase; promotional line; slogan
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
combined living room, dining room and kitchen
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
minimum price; floor price
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
one house; the same house
to become empty; to be emptied
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
leasing (out); renting out; hiring out; letting
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
monthly sum; monthly amount
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
article; thing; object; property; real estate
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
growing (graph rising to the right); increasing; soaring; expanding
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)