star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
match; game; bout; contest
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
patting; stroking; caressing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to give an impression; to make an impression
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err