sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
the other day; a few days ago
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
serious; not joking; straight
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty