national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
science (natural sciences and related fields, incl. mathematics, engineering, medicine, etc.); faculties of science, engineering, medicine, etc. (at a university); science (as a school subject)
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
foreign matter; impurities
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
to become possible; to become able to (do)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
society; public; community; social studies
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
teacher-training curriculum
look; glance; (at first) sight
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
sunlight; rays of the Sun
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
pronunciation; production of sound
foreign; abroad; overseas
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)