bamboo thicket; bamboo grove
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
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
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
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; 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 (a statement, etc.)
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
native-born; trueborn; (belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.); career (e.g. diplomat)
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
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
head of the student council; president of the student council
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
totally (different); completely
now that; since; so long as; because
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)