safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
older sister; elder sister
business trip; official trip
as; because; with; due to
second day of the month; two days
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
in the morning; during the morning
earthquake-resistant construction
(separate) house; detached house
residence; housing; residential building
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
really; truly; indeed; good grief
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
urgent phone call; emergency phone call
confirmation of someone's safety; ascertainment of someone's safety
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
had better ...; had better not ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
calamity; disaster; misfortune
verbal message; word (from someone)
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
combination technique in Judo
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
major earthquake; large earthquake
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance