first star of an evening

deserting a place and leaving others behind; desertion

(likely offensive) deafness, deaf / (likely offensive) a deaf person

明星: a bright star or shooting star / 赤星: a red star or shooting star / 赤星, 明星: the morning star, Venus, especially when seen in the east just before dawn / 赤星, 明星: (rare) Jupiter / 赤星, 明星: (rare) Antares

明星, 赤星: a surname / 赤星: Akaboshi Station on the Yosan Line in Shikokuchūō, Ehime Prefecture / 赤星: Mount Akaboshi, roughly 3.4 miles or 5.5 kilometers south of Akaboshi Station

a papier-mâché creation, such as a toy or a theater prop / something created as a fake, a mock-up of something

(chiefly Kansai) a specific kind of platform geta (wooden clog sandal) worn by maiko (apprentice geisha) during their apprenticeship, with a straight vertical heel and an angled toe (see the image), often lacquered in either black or red

公募: public appeal / 公簿: public record / 酵母: yeast

drying out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away

to dry out (books, clothes, etc.) to keep bugs away