The great Kanto earthquake of 1923 and the ensuing fire were terrible catastrophes, but people at Waseda boast that "the buildings on campus are all built by 'our folks' now, so there won't be any problem."
這些考生中，六成以上是「浪人」（重考生），其中「一浪」（重考一年的人）不稀奇，二浪、三浪也所在多有。