regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
sharp parting remark; parting threat
ignorant of the ways of the world
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
two times; twice; two degrees
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to thrust before; to thrust at
selection; choice; option
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
choices; alternatives; options
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
gateway to success; opening to honours; opening to honors
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
results; record; grades; marks
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
together; at the same time; same; identical
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to shout (in anger); to yell