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)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to boost; to force up; to push up
place to look (esp. when averting one's eyes)
serious; severe; grave; acute
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
copier paper; photocopying paper
surely; certainly; without doubt
back issue (of a publication); back-number
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
official announcement; proclamation
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons