to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
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)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
to bring; to take; to bring about
reward; honorarium; remuneration
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
founder of a religious sect
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
source (e.g. quotation); authority
new book; 17x11 cm paperback book
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
error; mistake; slip; bug
bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
relationships with the opposite sex
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to grow up; to become an adult
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
district; section; sector
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
tendency; trend; inclination