index finger; forefinger; second toe
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
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century); kamikaze
home area; home town; local
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
on the sea; surface of the sea
grandfather; male senior-citizen
little theater; small theater
factory; plant; mill; workshop
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
antique-looking; looking hoary with patina
muffler (often fur); scarf; comforter
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
the West; the Occident; Western countries
all present; all concerned; all of us
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
auxiliary seat; booster seat; baby seat
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking