to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
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)
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
the opposite sex; isomerism
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
race (of people); type of person
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
email with attached photos sent from a mobile phone; photo taken with a mobile phone; taking a photo with a mobile phone
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
doing whatever one pleases
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
since when; from when; how long
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be used to eating; to become used to eating; to be accustomed to eating; to acquire a taste for
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
and yet; though; when; in spite of
long ago; previous; of a former age
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
conscious; deliberate; intentional