私立
private; privately run
→ My younger sister attends a private high school.
国立
national; state-run
→ National universities have lower tuition fees.
大学院
graduate school
→ After graduating from university, I will go on to graduate school.
進学する
go on to higher education; advance to the next school level
→ I want to go on to university in Japan.
徹夜
staying up all night; all-nighter
→ I stayed up all night studying for the test.
努力する
make an effort; strive
→ I work hard to make my dream come true.
ミス
mistake; error
→ I made a calculation error on the test.
確かめる
check; make sure; verify
→ I check whether the answer is correct.
確認する
confirm; check
→ I will check the departure time once more.
解答
answer; solution
→ I will hand out the test answer sheets.
見直す
review; recheck; reconsider
→ I will review the test before submitting it.
計算
calculation
→ I miscalculated the money.
間違う
make a mistake; be wrong
→ I got the answer to the question wrong.
結果
result; outcome
→ As a result of my efforts, I passed the test.
発表する
announce; present; make public
→ The exam results will be announced tomorrow.
試験に通る
pass an exam
→ I worked hard and passed the exam.
合格する
pass; be accepted
→ I am happy that I got into university.
パスする
pass
→ I successfully passed the N3 exam.
落ちる
fall; fail an exam
→ Unfortunately, I failed the exam.
不合格になる
fail; be unsuccessful
→ I failed because I had not studied enough.
教科書
textbook
→ I bought a Japanese textbook.
参考書
reference book; study guide
→ I study by reading reference books.
問題集
workbook; practice-question book
→ I work through an N3 practice book.
医学部
medical school; faculty of medicine
→ He entered medical school.
理工学部
faculty of science and engineering
→ I study computers in the faculty of science and engineering.
文学部
faculty of literature; humanities faculty
→ I research Japanese history in the faculty of literature.
法学部
faculty of law; law school
→ I will enter law school to become a lawyer.
経済学部
faculty of economics
→ I will graduate from the faculty of economics and work at a bank.
社会学部
faculty of sociology
→ She is a student in the faculty of sociology.
講義
lecture
→ I listen attentively to the professor's lecture.
ゼミ
seminar
→ There is a university seminar today.
教授
professor
→ Professor Yamada is a famous professor.
指導
guidance; instruction; supervision
→ Thanks to my teacher's guidance, I passed.
アドバイス
advice
→ I received some good advice from a senior.
コメント
comment; feedback
→ The teacher wrote comments on the report.
実験
experiment
→ We do an experiment in science class.
提出する
submit; hand in
→ Please submit the report by tomorrow.
課題
assignment; task; issue
→ I have a lot of assignments for the weekend.
卒業論文(卒論)
graduation thesis; undergraduate thesis
→ Writing a graduation thesis is difficult.
授業料
tuition; tuition fee
→ I pay the university tuition.
学費
tuition; school expenses
→ National universities have lower tuition fees.
一人暮らし
living alone
→ After entering university, I started living alone.
サークル
university club; student circle
→ I am in a tennis club.
合宿
training camp; residential camp
→ I will go to the seaside for the club's training camp.
後輩
junior; younger colleague/student
→ I teach a junior how to do the job.
学園祭
school festival; university festival
→ There is a university festival in autumn.
留学する
study abroad
→ I want to study abroad in Japan.