preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
living thing; living creature; animal; life
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
first generation; founder
(college) president; secretary-general
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to not take seriously; to take lightly
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
impossible; unlikely; improbable
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
young motorcycle-riding delinquents; bōsōzoku
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
generation; lifetime; age
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect