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)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
difficult problem; challenge
one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
looks; personal appearance; features
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
how; in what way; by what means
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
to begin purchasing; to purchase
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to breathe out; to exhale
meanwhile; in the meantime
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss