interview (e.g. for a job)
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
finding employment; getting a job
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
essence; true nature; substance; reality
reason; logic; method; system; order
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
specialist journal; specialized magazine; specialised magazine
computer; cyberbrain; digital brain
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
reader's column; letters-to-the-editor column
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
conquest; domination; mastery
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
close (e.g. of business); leaving (e.g. school); being outdone; compare unfavourably (with); closing price (stockmarket); sink mark (casting, moulding)
neat and clean; tidy; trim
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess