lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
unable to stay still; unable to contain one's feelings; unable to restrain oneself
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
(political) power; authority; influence
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
by all means; at all costs
harsh tasting; strongly alkaline tasting; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to take (someone) to task; to tell off severely; to give a good talking-to; to scold
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be infected; to be contagious
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
decrease; reduction; decline
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to fill a hole with earth