paramedic; emergency medical technician
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
welfare institution; welfare facility
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
pouring water; flooding; douche
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
ambulance crew; ambulance squad; rescue squad
to get stuck in; to be mired in; to be addicted to
office job; clerical work
to refuse; to decline; to deny
violently disagreeing; strongly opposing; setting one's heart against
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
bedridden; confined to bed
as is habit; the way life normally is
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
ring; band; ring; circum-
on duty; at work; while working
yeah; you're right; that's right
start of work; commencement; opening
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie