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
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
grains; lumps; granulated; lumpy; bumpiness
long hair (usu. of a man)
study camp; overnight field trip; travelling class; class held in a different room (music, science, etc.)
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
greeting; a fine thing to say
Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
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
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
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
homeroom; form room; form class
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said