three stars (shape); three stars (rating); Orion's belt; Chinese "Three Stars" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
health maintenance; health preservation
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
grand ultimate fist; Tai Chi Chuan
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
counter for long, thin things (i.e. swords)
half-width characters (e.g. romaji); single-byte characters; en quad
black rotary-dial telephone
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
fingering (of a musical instrument)
job hunting; job searching
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
Nobel laureate; Nobel-Prize winner
tolerance; broad-mindedness
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
spread; span; expanse; extent
than; other than; except; but
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to act young; to look young
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
day of spring; spring sun
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
warm; snug; cozy; cosy; comfortable; pleasant
making a fuss; Much Ado about Nothing (Shakespeare)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
the ancient imperial princesses serving at the Ise shrine