hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
smelling of the sea; smelling of the seashore
rate of advancement to the next higher level of education
answer a roll call for another
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
living thing; living creature; animal; life
regional governor in ancient China
stay of execution; suspended sentence
illicit sexual relationship
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
temporary absence from school
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
security firm; security company
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
throughout; all through; right through
boarder; boarding student
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
to talk (a person) down; to confute
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
supplementary examination
without permission; without notice
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
escaping from prison; jailbreak
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all