tail (animal); tail end; tip
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
surely; certainly; without doubt
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
sympathy; empathy; response
conviction; belief; confidence
decorum; propriety; politeness
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
Great Depression (1929-1939)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
abruptly (rising); slowly (rising); plump; rotund
to rise; to erect; to get up
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
that is to say; so that means
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
way (of doing); manner; method; means
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
heaven's punishment; divine punishment; well-deserved punishment; just punishment
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
must not; should not; do not
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation