chafe

to thwart

unyielding

tricky

to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom)

to scratch

to tweak one's ears and scratch one's cheeks (as an expression of anxiety, delight, frustration etc) (idiom)

to tickle

to bend

backscratcher (made from bamboo etc)

iron hook at the end a long pole

interpenetration of spirit between the poet and nature in a haiku

shooting from the hip

to bend

tenacity

to bend

to lean coquettishly against

to bend (a piece of wood, etc.)

to bend

unbending

to droop