holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
negotiations; discussions; connection
garage; carport; depot (trains, buses, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
article; thing; object; property; real estate
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
real estate agent; realtor
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
just a minute; small quantity
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
vacant house; unoccupied house
loading; stacking the wall of tiles to one's advantage
to move (house); to change residence
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts