world; society; people; the public
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
support; backing; aid; assistance
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
fall; drop; descent; coming down
incident; affair; happening; event
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
such ... as; or some such
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
senior high school student
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to pass (of time); to elapse
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
centimeter (esp. of cannon caliber, etc.)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist