1. Part-time work reflection—student worked in a cake shop due to financial hardship, learned customer care from a strict manager, advised against the career by the shop owner, motivated to attend university, now works in food research

2. 2011 earthquake experience—university student fled classroom during quake, faced utility outages, false social media rumors caused fear, appreciated emotional support from friends during blackout

3. Kabuki adaptation of One Piece—fusion of manga and traditional art, actor transforms between characters using stage tricks, theme of friendship central to both forms, aim to globalize kabuki

4. Literary passage—German boy bonds with a lonely elderly neighbor through puppet theater, learns empathy and kindness, challenges childhood isolation through shared storytelling

5. Employment shift in Japan—post-bubble decline of lifelong employment, selective hiring of elite graduates, universities like Meiji aid job-seeking students via workshops and preparation notebooks

6. Section C essay topics—energy-saving via biomass power from food waste, elderly digital inclusion through student-led smartphone classes, youth festival engagement via creative modernization, three-generation household dynamics aiding youth recovery