Shōwa Depression (Japanese part of the Great Depression)
protruding tooth; overbite
there is a suitable spouse for everyone; every Jack has his Jill; (lit.) a mended lid for a cracked pot
covering used to wrap a baby
to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)
nonparliamentary party association
decent; respectable; dignified; becoming; seemly
ratio decidendi; reason for a verdict
underground publication; underground publishing; samizdat
to laugh to oneself; to smile to oneself
fighting windmills; tilting at windmills; mimicking a wrestling match by oneself (as a form of street performance, etc.)
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
to get accustomed to using
preserving in alcohol; pickling one's liver; drinking incessantly; being a souse
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
sexually transmitted disease; social disease
court attendant; court clerk; bailiff; usher
body of a strangled person
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business
(husband and wife) earning a living together
point of heaven; corner of the sky
seductive; sensual; coquettish
tasteless; dry as dust; insipid; flat; dull