railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to turn right; to turn to the right
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
right beside; close to; nearby
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
genuine article; real thing; real deal
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
static induction transistor; SIT; special investigation team; SIT; special interest tour
SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
in terms of; from the point of view of
from the beginning; from scratch
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
(railway) crossing gate; barrier (at a toll booth, parking lot, etc.)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
several years; a few years