入学式
school entrance ceremony
→ On the day of the entrance ceremony, the whole family took a photo together.
卒業式
graduation ceremony
→ At the graduation ceremony, I took one last photo with my friends.
通学
attending school; commuting to school; to commute to school
→ Many students commute to school by bicycle.
学年
school year; academic grade
→ I hung out with friends from the same school year.
学期
school term; semester
→ I received my report card for the first semester.
欠席
absence; to be absent
→ I was absent for three days due to a cold.
遅れる
to be late; to be delayed
→ I am sorry for being late for the appointed time.
遅刻
lateness; tardiness; to arrive late
→ I wake up early every morning so as not to be late.
サボる
to skip (school/work); to play truant
→ I'm tired today, so maybe I'll skip the gym.
集中
concentration; focus; to concentrate
→ I can concentrate better in a quiet place.
うとうと［と］
nodding off; dozing; to doze off
→ I dozed off in the train.
居眠り
dozing off; catnapping; to nod off
→ I fell asleep during the meeting, which was embarrassing.
寝不足(な)
lack of sleep; sleep-deprived
→ When sleep-deprived, mistakes at work increase.
期間
period; term; span of time
→ The summer vacation period is about one month.
期限
deadline; time limit; due date
→ Please observe the deadline for submitting the report.
時間割
class schedule; timetable
→ On Monday's timetable, there are two mathematics classes.
項目
item; heading; category
→ I checked each item on the exam one by one.
座席
seat
→ I reserved a seat on the airplane.
締め切り
deadline; closing date
→ The deadline for the report is next Monday.
開く
to open (book/eyes); to unfold
→ I opened the notebook and took notes.
一応
tentatively; just in case; for the time being
→ I'll take an umbrella just in case.
きちんと(する)
properly; neatly; accurately; to be tidy
→ Clean up the room properly!
きっかけ
trigger; motive; chance; occasion
→ Anime from Japan was the trigger for me to start studying Japanese.
かしこい
clever; wise; intelligent
→ This dog is very clever and can do various tricks.
貸し出し
lending; checkout; loaning
→ DVD checkouts are limited to two per person.
返却
return (of borrowed items); to return
→ I returned the borrowed books to the library.
名札
name tag; name badge
→ Everyone wore a name tag at the meeting.
給食
school lunch; provided meals
→ Today's school lunch was curry and rice.
体育
physical education (PE); sports
→ We played soccer in the physical education class.
