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)
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
unceasing; never-ending; endless
bearer; carrier; person bearing responsibility; person in charge; supporter
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
the times; the world; society
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side
job hunting; job searching
sound; sure; safe; steady; firm
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
beautiful eyebrows; lovely eyebrows
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
person of culture; cultured person
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
to ask for too much; to expect too much
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
here and there; in places