fixed date; appointed day
to dry up; to grow dry; to lose moisture
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
foreign; abroad; overseas
ticket window; box office; ticket
live appearance (e.g. on television)
starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform; straightening (of teeth)
very shy person; bashful person
to act first; to act precipitously; to be rash; to get ahead of oneself; to jump the gun
various evils; every kind of evil; all evils
JR ticket office; JR ticket counter; (lit.) green ticket window
triple feature (e.g. movie)
return; restoration; refund; (duty) drawback
I don't know; I don't understand
shachihoko; shachi; mythical animal with the head of a tiger and the body of a fish; roof ornament in the shape of a shachihoko (believed to provide protection against fire by causing rain to fall)
public telephone; pay phone
more than usual; especially; particularly
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
ignoring a traffic light; red-light violation; running a red light; jaywalking
to turn right; to turn to the right
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
prickling; stinging; tingling
the question remains; it comes into question
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
strange disease; rare disease
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
outline; summary; argument
a few years ago; some years back