| 広さ
hîrosa | area, size (of area) |
| 広い
hirôi /-katta/ | is spacious, wide, big (of area) |
| 狭い
semâi /-katta/ | is cramped, narrow, small (of area) |
| かなりある
kânari aru | there is quite a bit |
| ワンルーム
wańrùumu | one-room unit, studio apartment |
| 広そう
hirósòu /na/ | spacious-looking |
| 広そうに見える
hirósòu ni miêru | appear spacious-looking |
| あれ！
are! | what!, huh? |
| 壊れる
kowárèru /-ru; kowâreta/ | become broken, damaged, destroyed; fall apart (vi) |
| 壊す
kowâsu /-u; kowashita/ | break [something]; demolish, destroy (vt) |
| 壊れそう
kowaresou /na/ | looking as if it would break |
| 壊れそうになる
kowáresòu ni nâru | get to look as if it would break |
| ぼろい
boroi /borokatta/ (boroboro) | crumbling; falling apart; old and worn-out |
| 家主
yânushi | landlord |
| 大家 ・ 大家さん
óoyà; óoyà-san | landlord or landlady |
| 決めたそう
kimétasòu /na/ | looking as if wanting to decide |
| 顔をする
kao wo suru | assume an expression; [make a face] |
| 決めたそうな顔をしている
kimétasòu na 'kao wo site (i)ru | have an expression looking as if wanting to decide |
| よさそう
yosásòu /na/ | looking good |
| 考えたほうがよさそうだ
kańgàeta hou ga yosásòu da | look as if it would be better to think |
| 何人か
nân-nin ka | some number of people |
| 来たらしい
kitá-rashìi /-katta/ | apparently has come |
| 誰も決まらなかった
dare mo kimaranakatta | no one was decided upon |
| １DK
ití-diikèee or wán-diikèe | one room (+) dining area/kitchen small apartment |
| ２DK
ní-diikèe | two rooms + dining/kitchen |
| ３DK
sán-diikèe | three rooms + dining/kitchen |
| 不動産屋
fudousanya | real estate broker or office |
| Xの話では
X no hanáshì de wa | according to what X says |
| 開いている
aite (i)ru | be vacant, available |
| 開いているらしい
aite (i)ru-rashii | is apparently vacant |
| 開いているようだ
aite (i)ru you da | seems to be vacant |
| 交通
koutsuu | transportation |
| 弁
bên | facilities; convenience; continence |
| 弁がいい
bên ga ii | is convenient |
| 交通の便がいい
koútsuu no bèn ga ii | transportation facilities are good |
| 物価
bukka | (commodity) prices |
| 安いらしい
yasúi-rashìi | is apparently cheap |
| 日当たり
hiatari | exposure to the sun; sunshine |
| 問題
mondai | problem |
| 西向き
nishi-muki | facing west |
| 冬向き
fuyu-muki | [oriented] for winter |
| 外人向き
gaijin-muki | [oriented] for/to foreigners (i.e. aimed at) |
| 家賃
yâchin | rent |
| 安さ
yâsusa | cheapness |
| あの家賃の安さだ
ano yachin no yasusa da | is (described in terms of) that cheapness of the rent |
| くたびれる ・ 草臥れる
kutábirèru /-ru; kutábìreta/ | become fatigued |
| くたくた
kut(t)akuta | worn out, exhausted, dog-tired |
| しかし ・ 然し
shikâshi | but, however |
| 一日中
ichi-nichi-juu | all day long |
| 午前中
gozen-chuu | all morning long |
| 午前中に
gozen-chuu ni | during the morning |
| なーにも
nanni mo | nothing (with negative) /emphatic equivalent/ |
| きっと
kitto | surely, certainly, undoubtedly, [I] bet that.. |
| 適当
tekitou / tekitou na | suitable |
| どうでも
dou de mo | however it is |
| どうでもよくなる
doú de mo yòku naru | get to be all right no matter how it is |
| 君らしい
kimí-rashìi | is typical of you; seems to be you |
| 君らしくない
kimí-rashìku nâi | isn't typical of you; doesn't seem to be like you |
| 畳
-jou | counter for area covered by tatami matt |
| 一畳
ichí-jòu | one matt area |
| 二畳
ni-jôu | two matt area |
| 三畳
sań-jòu | three matt area |
| 何畳
nân-jou | how many matt area? |
| 坪
-tsubo | counter for area covered by two tatami matts |
| 一坪
hitô-tsubo | one (double matt area) |
| 二坪
futâ-tsubo | 2 (double matt area) |
| 三坪
mî-tsubo | 3 (double matt area) |
| 何坪
nân-tsubo | how many (double matt area)? |
| 十坪
tô-tsubo | 10 (double matt area) (=20jou) |
| 腹を壊す
hara wo kowasu | ruin (break) your stomach (from eating bad things) |
| 壊れ物
kowaremono | fragile (breakable) things |
| 難しい顔
muzukashii kao | a serious/grave expression |
| 四畳半
yo-jou-han | 4 1/2 matt area |
| 学生向きのレストラン
gakusei-muki no resutoran | a restaurant aimed at students |
| 南向きの部屋
minami-muki no heya | south-facing room |
| 向く
muku /-ku ; muita/ | o turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.) / to face (e.g. east); to look out on; to front (on) / to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.) / to go towards; to turn to (of one's interests, feelings, etc.) (vi) |
| 待ちくたびれる
machikutabireru /-ru; machikutabireta/ | get tired of waiting |
| 安全
anzen /na/ | safety; security |
| 危険
kiken /na/ | danger, hazard, risk |
| 交通安全
koutsuuanzen | traffic safety |
| ふさわしい ・ 相応しい
fusawashii /-katta/ | appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting (more or less native adjective equivalent tekitou) |
| 後ろ向き
ushiromuki | facing backwards; facing one's back |
