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)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
nothing but; none other than
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
cannot be compared with; no match for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
down to earth; reasonable
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to be overcome with emotion
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner