(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
wintertime; winter season
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
calls and sounds made by insects
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to await; to wait for; to expect
bereavement; separation by death; loss
to complete decisively; to do to completion
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
snapping back (at someone) despite being in the wrong; getting mad back
to smooth out; to straighten; to relax
waterproofing; waterproof finish
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
the future; future prospects
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
dusk; nightfall; twilight
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
mountain road; mountain trail
degenerate; pervert; deviant
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
grandfather; male senior-citizen
fiery chariot (that carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
without authority; without reason; unnecessarily; recklessly; indiscriminately
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
firm; strong; solid; stable
inattention; absent-mindedness
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
for a while; for some time; for a period
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)