shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
half-crying; being on the verge of crying
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
the scruff or nape of the neck
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
surrounding at a distance
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be born; to come into the world
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
several minutes; a few minutes
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big