rather; instead; better; not very

Clipping of 模擬試験 (mogi shiken, “mock exam”).

on the contrary / rather / all the more

却って, 反って: on the contrary; rather; all the more

victory / triumph / success

a male given name

to win; to achieve victory

涸れる: to dry up / 枯れる: of a plant: to wither; to wilt; to die / 枯れる, 嗄れる: of one's voice: to become husky; to become hoarse

dead, dried leaf

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend