three-day weekend; long weekend; three holidays in a row
to scribble (write quickly); to dash off
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
tall figure; high stature
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
landing; alighting; touch down
disembarkation (from an aircraft or spacecraft); deplaning
to call each other; to call out to one another
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
homecoming; return to one's home
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)
surely; upon my word; by Jove; (with neg) by no means; never
carry-back; bringing the ball back to one's own position (in rugby); carryback; carrying over a deduction or credit from a prior year to the current year (to reduce income tax)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
platform; home; home base; home plate
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
when you get to the destination
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled