punch-line (of story or joke)
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
spirit photography; psychic photography; thoughtography
conjecture; guesswork; guess
signature phrase; signature saying
staying at home (to prevent the spread of illness, etc.); self-quarantine; self-isolation; being on furlough; being temporarily laid off
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
going upstream; sailing against the current
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
(a place) within one's reach
precognitive dream; foresight dream; prophetic dream
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
taking a picture or video of oneself (esp. with a smartphone camera); selfie; video selfie; self-taken picture
sting (of a bee, etc.); stinger; needle covered with poison
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone
cannot be helped; unavoidable
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
even so; anyhow; at any rate
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)