new student; freshman; first-year student
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
overseas student; exchange student
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
lucky omen; happy; auspicious
senior high school; high school
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
opening ceremony (of the school term)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
spring break; spring vacation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
though; notwithstanding; although
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned