fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party); Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
preliminary election; primary (election)
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
southern part; the south (of a region)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
March; third month of the lunar calendar
indicate reason; infers some protest
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
to understand from experience
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to become better; to improve
everyday life; daily life
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
only; merely; but; no more than
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to pay attention; to be watchful
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank