equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
placement; fixed position; mapping out; location
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to head home; to leave for home
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
state of mind; (one's) mental state
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
programme; program; plans; arrangements
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
way; method; means; resource; course
only the results matter; it's all about the results
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean
to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
strong person; the strong; the powerful