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that's so, however ...

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nowadays; these days

2

economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless

3

a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)

1

simple store; booth; stall

2

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

25

house for rent

1

to be expensive

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

6

land agent; house agent; real estate agent

1

landlord; landlady

1

one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

6

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

1

container for boiled rice

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

4

neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

2

counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

1

cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat

6

tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber

5

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

talk; story; conversation

2

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

10

pole; climax; extreme; extremity

12

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless

4

earthen charcoal brazier (for cooking)

4

without

1

to keep a house; to run a household

1

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

8

to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

6

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

8

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

12

six; 6

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

3

afterwards

8

earthworm

3

earthworm

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neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood

1

moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence

4

buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum); soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

1

to move (house); to change residence

2

that kind; competition; match

2

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

13

to do (for someone)

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

3

opening a business; opening a practice

3