... years old; age (of) ...
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
at that time; in those days
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
university student; college student
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
manners; behavior; behaviour
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
man; male; masculine gender
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
stifled (laughter); simmering
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; feelings that influence one's mood; stomach growling
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming