domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group
under control (e.g. of territory)
bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
free and easy; open and natural; not fastidious
to get late; to advance; to wear on
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to judge; to decide; to solve; to decipher; to divine; to guess
overhasty; rash; premature
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
productive; constructive; meaningful
direct descent; direct line
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
quite; utterly; really; completely
reading too much into (what ... says)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
educational institution; school; academy; campus
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
annual (plant); first-year student
head of the student council; president of the student council
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent