certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination
life; living; I; me; student
one grade; first-class; primary
music school; music academy; conservatory
having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; (arch.) first; (arch.) foremost; (arch.) doing as one pleases; (arch.) acting selfishly
any of; either of; (to) any
leaving school during a term
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
regular teacher; licensed teacher
license; permit; licence; certificate
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
model or exemplary student
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
patron god; ancestor deified as a kami
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
qualifications of candidacy for an examination
pedagogy; pedagogics; education (esp. in the context of the study of education)
counter for books; volume
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
studying very hard; studying like mad
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)