combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
basket; basketball; basket cloth
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
overall victory; championship; winning the title; (being in) heaven; bliss; perfect contentment
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to lie down; to throw oneself down
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
in that way; like that; that way
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
many; numerous; various; large number of
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
library; book collection; paperback book
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
contract; compact; agreement
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation