On a packed morning train, a young woman beside me suddenly crouched to the floor, and I asked if she was all right. Watching seated passengers look on without offering her a seat made me sad, and I resolved to keep a spirit of looking out for one another.
| しゃがみ込む | しゃがみこむ | to crouch down |
| 混み合う | こみあう | to be crowded |
| 貧血 | ひんけつ | anemia; dizziness from low blood |
| 声をかける | こえをかける | to call out to someone |
| 譲る | ゆずる | to give up (a seat); to yield |
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