学部
faculty; department; undergraduate school
→ This university has various faculties, such as Medicine and Law.
文系
humanities; liberal arts
→ She is good at humanities subjects.
理系
sciences; STEM fields
→ I plan to go on to a graduate school in the sciences.
学科
department (academic); course of study
→ In this department, there are also programming classes.
専攻
major; field of study; to major in
→ I am majoring in economics at university.
前期
first semester; first half of the year
→ My grades for the first semester were very good.
学費
tuition fees; educational expenses
→ I work part-time in order to pay my tuition.
奨学金
scholarship; student loan
→ If your grades are good, you might be able to get a scholarship.
公立
public (institution); municipal
→ Public hospitals have inexpensive fees.
私立
private (institution)
→ Private schools often have clean, well-equipped facilities.
教授
professor
→ Professor Yamada's research is known all over the world.
講義
lecture; to lecture
→ Today's lecture was very difficult.
えらい
great; prominent; of high status; admirable
→ His father is a high-ranking person in the company.
ゼミ
seminar; research group (university)
→ I prepared for the presentation together with the members of my seminar.
テーマ
theme; topic; subject
→ The theme of this report is "environmental issues."
手続き
procedure; formalities; to process
→ The visa procedures took a lot of time.
日付
date (calendar)
→ Please write the date on this document.
筆者
writer; author (of an essay/article)
→ The author of this academic paper is a famous professor.
内容
content; substance
→ The content of the movie was deeply touching.
まとめる
to summarize; to compile; to put together
→ I summarized my research findings into a report.
仕上げる
to finish up; to complete; to put the final touches
→ I have to finish up the report by the end of today.
提出
submission; handing in; to submit
→ I submitted my homework to the teacher.
進路
future path; career route
→ Third-year high school students are at the stage of thinking seriously about their future paths.
大学院
graduate school
→ I took an entrance exam to enter graduate school.
進学
entering a higher school; to pursue higher education
→ After graduating from high school, I went on to university.
一人暮らし
living alone
→ Since entering university, I started living on my own.
アルバイト
part-time job; to work part-time
→ I am working part-time at a convenience store.
時給
hourly wage
→ The hourly wage for this part-time job is 1,000 yen.
寮
dormitory; hostel
→ The dormitory rooms are small, but the rent is low.
休学
temporary leave of absence from school; to take leave
→ I took a half-year leave of absence from school due to illness.
退学
dropping out of school; withdrawal; to withdraw from school
→ I discussed thoroughly with my family whether to withdraw from school.
