the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to offer for sale; to put on the market
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
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
loan; roan; lawn (i.e. short grass); lawn (type of cotton cloth)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
one's parents' generation
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
at that time; in those days
property; fortune; means; assets
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
one's possessions; ownership
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be too numerous; to be too much
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")