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交通事故
traffic accident
交通
transport; traffic
事故
an accident
信号
traffic light; signal
赤信号
red light
青信号
green light (yes, it's blue in Japan as well)
パトカー
police car (patrol car)
救急車
ambulance
道
way; road; street
角
corner
運転手
driver
鍵
key; lock (count with 一つ、二つ or 一本、二本)
お巡りさん
cop (casual, informal)
交番
a police station
サイレン
siren
オートバイ
motorcycle
うん
yes (casual)
ううん
no (casual)
決して
never (+negative, very strong)
心配する
to worry
喧嘩する
to fight; to quarrel
入る
to enter (intransitive)
入れる
to put in; to insert (transitive)
出る
to come out; to exit; to leave (intransitive)
出す
to put out; to take out; to submit (transitive)
~から出る
to leave from a place (origin of the action)
~に出る
to appear; to attend (an event)
使う
to use
危ない！
watch out!; dangerous! (casual)
安全
safe
怖い
scary; scared
はやく
quickly; early; fast
急に
suddenly
～を曲がる
to turn (at a place)
スピードを出だす
to speed; to drive fast (transitive)
交差点
junction; intersection
横断歩道
crosswalk
歩道
sidewalk
~を~
(go) through; along a place (not direct obj.)
~に乗る
to ride (a vehicle)
~を降りる
to get off; to disembark (transitive)
~から降りる
to get off; to disembark (+から if origin important)
シートベルトをする
to wear a seat belt
~に出かける
to go out to (a destination)
~に着く
to arrive
教える
to tell; to teach
友達のことを心配する
to worry about a friend
黄色の信号
yellow light
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