to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
private junior high school
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
hedge; fence; border; limit
club activities; extracurricular activities
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact
youthful; young; young-looking
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to stay calm; to keep cool
junior high school student; middle school pupil
speech; expression; wording; language
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash