selection; choice; option
antiquity; the previous era
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
senior high school; high school
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
failure; mistake; blunder
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
recovery; undoing; recall
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
world; society; people; the public
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to happen to have on hand or in stock