bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
purse; change purse; wallet
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
point card; loyalty card; reward card
bill (e.g. at a restaurant); check
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
perfect; complete; flawless
retirement home; old people's home; senior citizens' home
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
halfsies; splitting evenly between two people
identification papers; ID; piece of identification; identity document
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
overanxiety; needless worry
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
try; attempt; try (rugby)
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days