to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
very interesting; of great interest
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
no, not like that (but like this)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
interruption; suspension; break
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to make merry; to be festive
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
journal; magazine; periodical
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)