life; living; I; me; student
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
society; public; community; social studies
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
genuine article; real thing; real deal
Yama; judge of the afterlife
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
mysterious presence; mysterious atmosphere; aura of mystery
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
Amitabha's Pure Land; Sukhavati
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
handwritten letter; handwritten character
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
such; this sort of; like this
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)
departure (sailing) formalities
of course; certainly; naturally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element