the sciences; STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)
anything and everything; just about everything
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
society; public; community; social studies
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
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)
the whole school; all the schools
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
flying bird; soaring bird
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
confections; sweets; candy; cake
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
on the occasion of; at the time of
time; season; period; phase; stage
over-demanding parents; parents who makes selfish and unreasonable demands on behalf of their child
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command