star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
bittersweet; having mingled feelings of joy and sorrow; joy and sorrow alternating in one's heart
great nuisance; extremely annoying; quite embarrassing
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
ice skating rink; ice rink
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
skating (esp. ice); skate; skates
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
gifted education; special education for gifted children
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
dominant player (e.g. in politics); single strong player
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
beginning (of a century, etc.)
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
star player; star athlete
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)