不论: whatever, no matter what (who, how etc), regardless of, not to discuss...
灌溉: to irrigate...
丸: ball, pellet, pill...
可爱: adorable, cute, lovely...
追随: to follow, to accompany...
运动员: athlete...
自力更生: regeneration through one's own effort (idiom), self-reliance...
默默: in silence, not speaking...
向着: towards, facing (sb or sth), (coll.) to side with, to favor...
好歹: good and bad, most unfortunate occurrence, in any case, whatever...
