ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
general accounting and finance
tax revenue; tax revenues
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
tax allocated to local governments
funds; capital; material; basis; character; qualities
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
out of season; unseasonal
wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
street at night; making a night journey
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
proposed site; site chosen
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
armed might; military power; the sword; force
depopulation; declining population
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time