to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(not) enough; (in)sufficiently; (un)satisfactorily
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
administration of an oath
manager; director; superintendent; overseer
professor; teaching; instruction
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
Sovietize; Sovietise; turning red; become communistic
Tōhoku dialect; Tohoku dialect
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
guardians; parents; father and older brother
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
point; essentials; gist; summary; fundamentals
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to grow up; to become adult; to start behaving like an adult
interruption; suspension; break
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room