uzu no fuchi ari. Kare, Uzugawa to nazuku.There is a deep whirl / eddy pool there. As such, it is called “Uzugawa” (Eddy River).

Taihen kyōshuku nanodesuga ikinone tomesasete itadaitemo yoroshī deshō ka?I am very sorry, but would you mind if I take off your life?

Subete kono takuchi o hiraku toki ni shizen no mama o nokoshita no de aru.All of this land was in its natural state when it was cleared out for residences.

“Nankai mo nankai mo akirameyō, gibu appu shitai to omotta. Dakedo, rinku kara ie ni kaeri, musume ga waratte kureteitari suru to, “kekka ga dō deare, akiramenai to iu koto wa sugoku taisetsu na koto da” to iu koto o tsutaetai to omō yō ni natta” to furi kaeru.“Again and again I wanted to resign, to give up. But when I would leave the rink and go home, my daughter would smile at me, so I wanted to convey the message, ‘No matter the result, it is very important never to quit,’” she reflected.