pining away; dying from love
common broom (Cytisus scoparius, Genista scoparia); Scotch broom; English broom
secretary; councillor; councilor
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
Don Quixote (book, titular character); Don Quijote (discount chain store)
knowing no bounds; showing no signs of stopping or slowing down
Marshall (islands); Marchal; Marshal
grey moustache; white beard
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
to stray from; to get lost
carat; unit of weight for jewels and pearls, 200mg; karat (measure of purity of gold); carat
wheat straw; barley straw
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
this occasion; at this time; now