police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
family; members of a family
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
drifting; drift; being adrift
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
bell with wooden clapper; leader; guide (of the public)
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
mysterious thief; phantom thief
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to pierce through; to break through
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into