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
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
while; even though; despite
kanji compound; idiom; idiomatic phrase
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
engineer; technical officer
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to speak; to hear a voice
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
innumerable; countless; numberless
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
about this time; about now
trunk; torso; body; body (of an aircraft); fuselage; hull (of a ship)
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to crouch; to squat; to cower
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)