samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
special number; special issue
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
disparate society; stratified society
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
next year; next fiscal year
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
currently accepting (applications, etc.)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
female high-school student
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
touting; tout; barker; pander
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
counter for things inside a bag
shopping; purchased goods
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained