Interested
Interested adjective - Having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern.
Rabid and interested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rabid" instead an adjective "Interested".
Rabid
Rabid adjective - Being very far from the center of public opinion.
Interested and rabid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Interested" instead an adjective "Rabid".
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Admittedly, Souichi is a rabid homophobe, which would make him heterosexual by default and his relationship with Morinaga more of an If It's You, It's Okay situationÂ… if any sign was shown of him being interested in anyone else, male or female, much less having any friend other than Morinaga.
Source: Single-Target Sexuality - There isn't even concrete proof that the woman took her boyfriend - they could have been in a steady relationship or in a flirtatious pre-dating state - but the protagonist is absolutely rabid at the other woman for having the guts to be interested in the same guy as her.
Source: Unintentionally Unsympathetic
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