zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
no!; no no!; no, not at all
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to kill (with a weapon); to defeat an opponent; to get someone out; to arrest; to take prisoner
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to applaud; to cheer (for)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
depression; lowlands; low ground; bottom land; plain
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
occupation; calling; livelihood
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do