sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
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)
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
department; section; course (of study); branch of study; (taxonomical) family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
finishing blow; coup de grâce
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
reality; actuality; hard fact
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
albino Japanese rat snake
to be worried; to be troubled
rare; strange; odd; peculiar