rub a part of the body to alleviate pain etc.

(nonstandard, linguistics) The katakana syllable キ゚ャ (ngya). Its equivalent in hiragana is き゚ゃ (ngya)

a Pacific sleeper shark (Somniosus pacificus)

縋る: to cling to (physically hang on); to rely on, to depend on, (relationship of trust)