starfish; sea star; asteroid (any echinoderm of the class Asteroidea); northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
battle formation; disposition of troops
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
art of self-defense (defence)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
brush (for painting, basting, etc.)
to daub; to brush; to touch up
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily