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Examples:

黒星 くろぼし

  1. black dot; black spot; bull's-eye
  2. mark indicating a defeat
  3. failure; faux pas; loss; mistake

黒星饅頭鯛 クロホシマンジュウダイ

  1. green scat; red scat; spotted scat (Scatophagus argus)

暗黒星雲 あんこくせいうん

  1. dark nebula
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