中高一貫
integrated junior and senior high school
→ He attends a private integrated junior and senior high school.
男子校
boys' school
→ Since I went to an all-boys school, I'm a little uncomfortable talking with women.
女子校
girls' school
→ My older sister studied at a strict all-girls school.
男女共学
coeducation; coeducational school
→ Recently, more schools have been becoming coeducational.
四年制大学
four-year university
→ After graduating from high school, I plan to attend a four-year university.
短期大学
junior college; two-year college
→ She is majoring in early childhood education at a junior college.
大学院
graduate school
→ I want to go to graduate school and conduct more specialized research.
塾
cram school; tutoring school
→ After school, I attend cram school three times a week.
予備校
college entrance exam prep school
→ To get into university, I spent a year attending a prep school as a ronin student.
専門学校
vocational school; specialized training college
→ I study technical skills at a vocational school to become a hairdresser.
校風
school culture; school ethos
→ I like the liberal atmosphere of this university.
保守的な
conservative
→ That school has strict rules and a conservative culture.
革新的な
innovative; revolutionary
→ He proposed an innovative idea in the field of education.
厳格な
strict; rigorous
→ Because I grew up in a strict family, I am very particular about manners and etiquette.
自由な
free; unrestricted
→ A liberal educational policy that values students' independence.
リベラルな
liberal; open-minded
→ Her parents have very liberal views.
受講する
take a course; attend a class
→ Take a course you're interested in to improve your skills.
聴講する
audit a class; attend a lecture
→ I was specially allowed to audit a class in another department.
必修科目
required course; compulsory subject
→ English is a required subject for first-year students.
選択科目
elective course
→ Take elective courses according to your interests.
文献
literature; academic references
→ To write the paper, I examine a great deal of prior literature.
講読する
read and study closely; interpret a text
→ In the seminar, we closely read and analyze specialized books from abroad.
質疑応答
question-and-answer session
→ After the presentation, we will have a ten-minute Q&A session.
課程
curriculum; course of study
→ I successfully completed the university's four-year course of study.
学士
bachelor's degree
→ Upon graduating from university, you are awarded a bachelor's degree.
修士
master's degree
→ I studied in graduate school for two years and earned a master's degree.
博士
doctorate; PhD
→ He is an excellent researcher with a doctorate in physics.
単位
academic credit
→ I still need eight more credits to graduate.
筆記試験
written examination
→ The first-stage examination will be a written test.
口述試験
oral examination
→ Only those who pass the written exam can proceed to the oral exam.
実技試験
practical examination
→ To obtain a driver's license, you must pass the practical test.
学問
scholarship; academic study
→ He devoted his entire life to scholarship.
志す
aspire to; aim to become
→ She entered medical school aspiring to become a doctor.
模範的な
exemplary; model
→ He has excellent grades and is a model student.
奨学金
scholarship
→ Because my grades were excellent, I was able to receive a scholarship.
授与される
be awarded; be conferred
→ At the graduation ceremony, I was awarded my diploma by the principal.
免除される
be exempted; be waived
→ For financial reasons, half of the tuition was waived.
学費
school expenses; tuition costs
→ Private universities have higher tuition costs than national universities.
授業料
tuition fee
→ Every month, I transfer the tuition fee for language school.
振り込む
transfer money; make a bank transfer
→ The examination fee must be transferred through the bank by the deadline.
休学する
take a leave of absence from school
→ I decided to take a one-year leave of absence from university for medical treatment.
非行
juvenile delinquency; misconduct
→ Family communication is important to prevent children from turning to delinquency.
先行研究
prior research; previous studies
→ Before writing a new paper, thoroughly review prior research.
参照する
refer to; consult
→ For detailed data, please refer to the separate sheet.
専門用語
technical term; specialized terminology
→ Doctors use many technical terms, making their conversations difficult to understand.
定義する
define
→ Define important terms at the beginning of the paper.
台無し
ruined; spoiled
→ The rain completely ruined our long-awaited trip.
実践的な
practical; hands-on
→ This book describes practical skills that can be immediately useful at work.
類推する
infer by analogy
→ Infer future trends from past cases.
権威
authority; leading expert
→ He is known as the foremost authority in this field.
学説
academic theory; scholarly doctrine
→ His new academic theory attracted worldwide attention.
課題
issue; task; challenge
→ Many issues still remain in Japan's education system.
手順
procedure; steps
→ Assemble the machine according to the steps in the manual.
箇条書き
bullet points; itemized list
→ Summarize the key points clearly in bullet form.
まごつく
be confused; fumble
→ It was my first time doing the job, so I got confused because I didn't know how to do it.
簡潔
concise; brief
→ We don't have much time, so please explain it concisely.
有益な
beneficial; useful
→ His advice was very beneficial for my future.
指摘
pointing out; indication
→ The teacher sternly pointed out mistakes in my paper.
同級生
classmate; schoolmate in the same year
→ I happened to run into a high school classmate at the station.
課外活動
extracurricular activities
→ At university, I devoted a lot of effort to extracurricular activities such as a volunteer club.
修学旅行
school trip; educational trip
→ On our high school trip, we went to Kyoto and Nara.
級友
classmate
→ He is a close classmate of mine from junior high school.
雑談する
chat; make small talk
→ Before the meeting began, I had a little small talk with my colleague.
同窓会
class reunion; alumni reunion
→ A high school reunion was held for the first time in ten years.