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 speak; to say; to vocalize
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
library (usu. single-room); small library
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
one day; (on) a certain day
corridor; hallway; passageway
good-looking; fair; beautiful
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to press against each other; to huddle together
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
that is to say; so that means
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper