Vocabulary

government official; public official

official

officialism; red tape

officials

party of officials

official ethics

the work of officials

to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet

to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.)

Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

not getting a reply

theatrical world

board chairman; managing director; chief director

deism; belief in God as creator of universe

intellect; intelligence

barber

barbershop; barber shop

the rights and wrongs (of a case)

law

back fence

alley house; rear tenement; slum

unlucky quarter (southwest)

secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)

neckband lining

illegal business

fitting things back to back; agreement of minds

second crop; interim crop

endorsing over to

endorser

inner affection

falsetto

Urasenke school of tea ceremony

end leaves (of a book); lining paper

house in back for rent

back street; back alley; slums

rear tenement

nail sticking through

house in an alley; rear tenement

back door