public safety; public welfare
headquarters; head office; main office
sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
how many people; a number of people
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
ten; 10; ten years of age
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
don't worry about it; forget about it
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
dual personality; split personality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one more time; once more; once again
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
master; teacher; stable master
Yokoyama Yasushi (1944.3.18-1996.1.21)
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
Osaka-Kobe; Hanshin (company name: railway, dept. store, baseball team, etc.)
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)