meaning that only the strong survive and the weak perish
弱肉強食
This sensei founded Gladstone Japanese Language School from her home in 1971
村上先生
This demonstration that was initially protesting vaccine requirements for interprovincial travel saw hundreds of semi trucks move across Canada to Ottawa
Freedom Convoy
Ancient Egyptians associated this flower with resurrection and eternity and Buddhists associated it with purity of mind and body
Lotus
Rockets and missiles rocked this capital city as part of an escalation in the war on Ukraine
Kyiv
This former Mickey Mouse Club member was a huge hit her debut tracks Reflection and What a girl wants
Christina Aguilera
meaning to achieve two objectives with one action
一石二鳥
This dreaded homework notebook was due every week and filled with new kanji for students to learn and practice
言葉ノート
This Canadian telecom giant experienced a national outage that saw 25% of Canadians lose internet access for 12 hours
Rogers
This process is characterized by insects transferring pollen from one flower to another as part of the flower's germination cycle
pollination
Japan and the world were shocked when this past prime minister was assassinated in broad daylight
Shinzo Abe
Complete this lyric:
No, I don't want your number
No, I don't wanna give you mine and
No, I don't wanna meet you nowhere
No, I don't none of your time and
No, I don't want no scrub,
a scrub is a guy that can't get no love from me
meaning to never give up; to keep trying even after failure
七転八起
Our classmate 八木君's parents were the editors of this local Japanese newspaper
ウップス
Canada welcomed this new head of state after the passing of Queen Elizabeth II
King Charles III
This beautiful flower gets its name from taking on the shape/colours of others that it lives with in the environment with.
Birds of Paradise
Billionaire Elon Musk completed his purchase of Twitter paying for this many US dollars
44 billion USD
LL Cool J's name is a shortened version of this
Lady's Love Cool J
meaning to come from all directions or to be surrounded
四方八方
This game was played through the evening during the annual games night (with prizes), back when Gladstone Japanese Language School was in East Vancouver
Bingo
For the first time since 1986, the Canadian national men's team for this sport qualified to play for an international tournament in 2022
Soccer/Football
This is the largest known species of flower documented
Rafflesia amoldii
This city became the first city to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games
Beijing
This eurodance group went to the top of the charts with the song I'm blue (da ba dee) in 1999
Eiffel 65
meaning to be on the same wavelength and to know eachother's thoughts
以心伝心
Prior to moving to Nikkei Center, Gladstone Japanese Language School was held at this Lutheran church's basement (East Vancouver)
Killarney Community Church
This Canadian politician and lawyer became the 37th premier of BC on November 18, 2022
David Eby
Hydrangeas change their color based on this soil characteristic
Soil Acidity/pH
The late Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her platinum jubilee marking this many years on the throne
70
Finish these lyrics
I just want to tell you how I'm feeling
Gotta make you understand
Never gonna give you up
Never gonna let you down