to need; to demand; to take; to require
symbolization; coding; encoding
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
way; method; means; resource; course
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
black person; (arch.) woman in the nightlife business; (arch.) demimondaine; (arch.) geisha and prostitutes
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
rich in personality; of great individuality; highly individual; expressive of one's personality
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
nicely; properly; frequently; often; how (could you); why (would you)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
training; drill; practice; discipline
one (thing); one piece; one item
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
empty lot; vacant plot of land
opposite side; opposition
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
dozens; scores of; decades
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers