disaster; calamity; misfortune
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
another method; another problem
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
off-peak telephone call price reduction
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
front camera (smartphone, tablet, etc.)
remote (work, device, etc.)
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
abruptly hanging up the phone while the other person is still talking
COVID-19 pandemic; coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 crisis
inter-scholastic athletics competition
social distance; social distancing
to fall ill; to be taken ill
if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow
messy room; dirty room; unclean room
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
fighting spirit (in sport); tenacity
nesting; hibernation; shutting oneself in at home; staying at home
amabie; legendary monster said to appear from the sea prophesizing either an abundant harvest or an epidemic
koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
close contact (with an infected person)
eating in quiet; eating without talking
old friend; familiar face
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
explosive growth of infections; explosion of cases of an infection
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death