burial (disposal of a body) by exposure to the elements; aerial sepulture (burial)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
one thin flat object; one sheet
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
setting off (on a trip); departure
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
one by one; one at a time; in turn
February; second month of the lunar calendar
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
it is not (like that) either
income; receipts; revenue
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
university entrance examination
entrance exam for a university giving preference to persons who excel in one special field (skill); one-talent oriented entrance examination
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
government worker; public servant; civil servant
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
club activities; extracurricular activities
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate