hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
failure; mistake; blunder
finding employment; getting a job
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
professional shogi player; professional go player
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
way out; means to escape; escape route
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
study; diligence; discount; reduction
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
enterprise; business; company; corporation
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
spare time; free time; leisure time
considerably; fairly; quite
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)
individual; private person; personal; private
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character