gymnosperm; gymnospermous plant
tangent line; tangential line
angiosperm; flowering plants
(sushi) without wasabi; wasabi-free
Kansei Reforms (series of conservative government measures, 1787-1793 CE)
to catch 'the stupid' (e.g. from talking to stupid people, watching mindless TV, etc.)
daily update; updating daily
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
chemical symbol (e.g. H for hydrogen); element symbol
fundamental academic skills; expected basic knowledge (of a subject)
Jōkyū era (1219.4.12-1222.4.13); Shōkyū era
relevant documents; (all) the documents related (to the matter)
four arithmetic operations; basic arithmetic operations
piling up; making a heap; laying bricks
(legally) incorporated educational institution
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT
presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)
(arch.) small cedar; thin Japanese paper (used as tissue during the Edo period)
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
reading comprehension; ability to read and understand
time-out; timeout; timeout
differentiation; differential; derivative
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
Oki (former province located on Oki Island in present-day Shimane Prefecture); Oki (island)
starting (construction) work
rejection; negation; voting down