first period (e.g. first class in school day)
two things that superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
long hair (usu. of a man)
passing the winter; hibernation
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
different (from); not the same (as)
close; intimate; on good terms
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
greeting; a fine thing to say
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
present continuous tense; present progressive form
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
and; AND (Boolean operator)
to lend someone one's shoulder; to support with one's shoulder; to lend a hand; to come to someone's aid