一つ一つ違っていて、広々とした庭があって魅力的な家並が、もっぱら機能だけを追求したマンションにとって代わられるが、このマンションには、行き過ぎを思えるほど賞賛される「現代の便利な設備」以外に褒めるべき点はないのである。の英語

Rows of houses, each of them different and pleasing with their spacious gardens, are replaced by purely functional blocks of flats which have nothing more to commend them than over-praised 'modern conveniences'.

A building with high ceilings and huge rooms may be less practical than the colorless block of offices that takes its place, but it often fits in well with its surroundings.

It is the border-line cases that are always in danger: the dignified buildings of the past which may possess no real artistic or historic value, but which people have become sentimentally attached to and have grown to love.

A construction company has proposed houses with rooftop or balcony gardens, so people can grow their own vegetables and learn the importance of food.

The word "house" evokes the mental image of a rectangular building with a roof and smoking chimney, which may be surrounded by grass and trees and inhabited by a happy family.

A spokesperson for the department store Mitsukoshi says, "Traditional designs are now preferred to colorful ones because they seem novel to young people."

This shopping district is the only high street in the local area; it stocks the whole line-up from products for daily life to school study equipment.

How is it that otherwise reasonable people come to believe that this same roof, that practically vanishing commodity, is freely obtainable just by packing up and going to another country?

In the 17th and 18th centuries, many of the city’s Romanesque and Gothic buildings were remodeled in the baroque style, the popular style at the time.

It is fairly safe to say that the family bound for Australia, or wherever it may be, has in its mind a vision of a nice house, or a flat, with maybe a bit of garden.

However, a 33-year-old man who walked by the house said, “Some people may not like the design, but I think it’s cute. Personally, I like it.”

Even the most graceful and imposing existing buildings may now be so sadly diminished as to seem slightly ridiculous beside the monster.

Even though our house was on TV, I'd prefer it if you wouldn't just barge in our garden and take pictures.

From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats, raises a storm of angry protest.

From time to time, a proposal to pull down a much-loved old building to make room for a new block of flats raises a storm of angry protest.

Japanese toilets often have special features that may be unfamiliar to foreign visitors, such as warm air drying and lids that open and close automatically.

However, as living standards gradually came to rise, more and more people began to have their own bathrooms at home.

If the demolition of buildings is uncontrolled, a fine city is in danger of becoming nothing more than a concrete jungle.

Old homes, especially traditional Japanese ones, can be damp and unfriendly to modern life.

Our city's transport problems are minor when measured against capitals like London and New York.

After business came to a halt, many bathhouses added new facilities, such as saunas and exercise equipment, in an effort to attract customers.

The buildings and the daily life of the people there retain the atmosphere of the Middle Ages.

Foliage plants which need to be watered only once every few weeks are now popular for helping to produce a relaxing atmosphere.

For example, the courtyard represents a bamboo grove and natural materials like wood and stone are used throughout the building.

Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien

a tight-fitting garment of stretchy material that covers the body from the shoulders to the thighs (and may have long sleeves or legs reaching down to the ankles)

It has been a habit of mine for many years that when I am in my home, apart from mealtimes, I hardly ever leave my desk.

a men's showy suit consisting of a broad shouldered jacket that extends to the knees and long pants with narrow cuffs, called zoot suit

But some wealthy people who like Eastern culture buy them and sometimes even ask professional gardeners to trim them.

These include a Predator suit and a life-size figure of the Terminator from the famous movies starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.