seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
button (clothing); push-button; button
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
southern country; southern provinces; southern lands
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
finely chiseled (features)
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
detached; aloof; indifferent
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
surname; family name; last name
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
king's younger brother; royal brother
branch (of a river); tributary; branch; offshoot; something not mainstream
family; relatives; dependents; household
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to slide into; to slip into
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover