advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
Ken'ichi Hagiwara (nickname)
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
all present; all concerned; all of us
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
stewardess; (female) flight attendant
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
court (of law); courtroom
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
pleasant feeling; good vibes
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
starboard (side of a ship)
(air) turbulence; turbulent air