pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
home-based care; at-home nursing care
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
paramedic; emergency medical technician
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
mouthpiece of a telephone
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
rescue squad; rescue party
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
Matsuyama (city in Ehime)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
had better ...; had better not ...
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo