so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
student (esp. a university student)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
imperial court; royal court
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
society; the world; the times
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
desire for improvement (in social standing, etc.); ambition to rise in the world
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
(social) position; status
that is to say; so that means
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
meaning; significance; sense
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income