vacant house; unoccupied house
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
real estate agent; realtor
to offer for sale; to put on the market
spot cash; cash payment; immediate payment (in cash); cash down
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
(written) contract; agreement
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
men's bath; men's section in a public bath
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
both; both sides; both parties
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged