preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward
aging process; ageing process
autopurificatory activity (in the natural world)
(abbr) Harvard (University)
sample; specimen; test piece
first year of high school; first-year high school student
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
related (by blood); blood-related; of the same blood
making a strange face; strange face
man of the future; Homo futurus
leaping through time; time travel
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(school) class change; class shuffle; rearrangement of which students are in which teacher's class
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
photo book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
major subject; special study
lack of physical exercise; insufficient exercise; inactivity
gym clothes; gym uniform; PE kit
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
refinement; elegance; grace