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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

3

three-digit number; hundreds column

2

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

5

parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

28

school of one's (first, second) choice

13

deviation value (usu. scaled to mean of 50, standard deviation of 10, and often used for academic grades); deviation; T-score; standard score

6

within the prefecture

12

public university

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

6

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

2

to bear fruit

1

non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice

9

to work hard at one's lessons

11

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

3

decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining

1

rising; ascending; climbing

2

to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter

1

to sum up; to summarize; to summarise

2

state of mind; mentality; psychology

3

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

3

National Center Test for University Admissions

1

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

14

field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons

1

definite; final; decisive; conclusive

5

preliminary step; first step

1

postscript; PS; P.S.; pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft

1

unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished

2

to become desperate; to give in to despair

1

pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt

1

to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

1

to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer

2

point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

2

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

2

appointment; rendezvous; date

3

nervous

2

balance; equilibrium

4

to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off

1

ping-pong; table tennis

1

to gain weight

1

round and cute (esp. of eyes); perfectly round and clear; vividly (moving; esp. of eyes); in a lively manner

1

charming; fascinating; voluptuous

1

ponytail

4

embarrassing; awkward

4

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

1

one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn

4

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

1

everyday occurrence

2

noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

1

noisily; bleatingly

1

bad; poor; shoddy

1