house for rent; rented house; renting a house
rent arrears; falling behind on rent payment
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
great laughter; burst of laughter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
bolt from the blue; great surprise
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
bakery; baker; pastry shop
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
incident; affair; happening; event
out of control; out of hand; unmanageable
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
land shark; land speculator
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
person concerned; interested party; related party
to discuss; to talk together
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
square metre; square meter