peanut worm (any worm of phylum Sipuncula)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow; Sun, Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn
Star of David; Magen David
Star of David; Magen David
star in the sky on a spring night
meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars
pipewort (Eriocaulon cinereum)
counting "stars" to tally the score to date; how well something has gone (e.g. in terms of wins over losses)
star seen on a rainy night; (fig.) rare occurrence; (fig.) rare sight
chart used to keep track of a wrestler's records during the tournament
starry toado (pufferfish, Arothron firmamentum)
common starling; European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema
Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); "day of the ghost"
dapple gray (horse coat color); dapple grey
the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow