teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
international; diplomatic intercourse
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
infantry (in the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force); general education curriculum
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
third day of the month; three days
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
fourth day of the month; four days
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
at once; immediately; right now
appearance; presence; attendance; surrender (e.g. to the police); turning oneself in
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
shading; shielding from light
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
meditation; contemplation
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up