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)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
end; conclusion; rounding up; revaluation
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
paper-thin wafer (for wrapping powdered medicine, candies, etc.)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
small fraction; small proportion
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
way; method; means; resource; course
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
present continuous tense; present progressive form
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating