landowner; landlord; landlady
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
floor space index; FSI; floor area ratio; FAR; ratio of building size to lot; plot ratio
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)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
chikuwa; tube-shaped fish paste cake
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
good feeling; feeling good
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
section manager; section chief
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself