dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
annotation; explanatory note; comment
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)
warfare in which soldiers fling themselves at the enemy; hand-to hand combat
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to comfort; to console; to amuse
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
hard struggle; strenuous effort
retention; maintenance; preservation
many; numerous; various; large number of
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
everywhere; at every turn
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in line with this; therefore
to refer to; to use as reference
apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
videogame software produced by hobbyists; fangame; doujin game