to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
scene; sight; scenario; setting
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
after school (at the end of the day)
midfielder (soccer); medium frequency; MF; manual focus; microfinance
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
25th day of the month; 25 days
B6 paper size (128 mm x 182 mm)
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
to escape death; to be saved from death
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
responsibility; duty; obligation
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
to shake off; to throw off
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to sustain a serious wound
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
impossible to do (although wants to)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
limbs; arms and legs; body
bet; wager; stake; gamble
like a part of the family
to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to
otherwise; or else; if not
temporary; transitory; short-lived
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably
swiftness of foot; fast runner; person of great talent; gifted person
dead of night; shades of night; black of night