Alternative spelling of スターアニス (sutāanisu, “star anise”)

a recipe (instructions for making or preparing food dishes)

anise

needed, necessary

need, necessity

(in compounds) a star (luminous celestial body) / (by extension) an asterisk / a star (famous person in the media like an actor or athlete)

(astronomy) starburst galaxy

necessary evil

necessity (quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite)

unnecessary