soldier; combatant; warrior
to rain incessantly; to downpour
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to rise perpendicularly; to tower steeply
mountain's surface; bare surface of a mountain
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
(archeological) remains; ruins; relics
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
signing; autograph session
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
novel; original; new; innovative
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
children's story; fairy tale
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
pure literature; belles-lettres
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
charming; fascinating; attractive
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be profitable; to yield a profit
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle