(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
preparatory phase; preparatory period
public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
three-year period of bad luck (in rokusei senjutsu fortune-telling)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
monthly publication; monthly issue
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
planning; plan; project; arrangements
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
home; household; family; hearth
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
healthy; sound; wholesome
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
correction; revision; rectification
questionnaire; survey; poll
third place; third rank; third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
on and after; from ... onward; since
drama; theatre; theater; play
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
unfortunately; regrettably
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
script; screenplay; scenario
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fate; chance; relationship; tie
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
(compulsory) retirement age; age limit; (compulsory) retirement (on reaching retirement age); mandatory retirement
finally; after; following; at the end (of)