morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
rebel; traitor; insurgent
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross
to go pale; to grow pale; to lose color; to turn white
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
testimony; (verbal) evidence
finishing blow; coup de grâce
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
powerful army; strengthening of the military
to make a cut; to make an incision; to score (food)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
prompt decision; snap judgement; snap judgment
mixture; jumble; blend; making a cord by entwining threads of various colours
uncool; lame; unfashionable; unstylish; tacky; tasteless
what do you want?; can I help you?
sweeping sideways; mowing down
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
exaltation; emotional uplift
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation; applause
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things