advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
lying face down; upside down; prone
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
late at night; at a late hour
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
frequenting; staying around
human relations; personal relationships
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
starting (departure) time
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
to ease up; to relax attention
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
modern Japanese; current written style
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
southern part; the south (of a region)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit