clashing colors; clashing colours
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
triangle; triangular shape
university student; college student
idle talk; nonsense; fool; idiot; irresponsible; nonsensical
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
to get scarce; to run short
clear layer of fluid (at the top of a mixture); supernatant liquid; supernate
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
dead language; extinct language; obsolete word; word that has become passé
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
school of one's (first, second) choice
summer term (e.g. school); summer period
jinx; omen (can be a good omen)
living by oneself; living alone
half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns (of print) (centre)
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
vomit; spew; puke; confessing
day of month; counter for days
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
wheedling child; spoiled child (spoilt); pampered child; child who always demands attention
oil; petroleum; oil; lubricant; (cooking) oil; (massage) oil; ointment
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill