personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
preparation; arrangements
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to squeeze out; to wring out
to survive a life-threatening situation; to be out of danger
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
(dead) body; corpse; remains
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
funeral hall; ceremony site
father and mother; parents
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
irreligion; lack of religion; unbelief
attendants at a funeral; mourners
burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
sea level; (surface of) sea
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)