uninhabited island; desert island
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
modesty; humility; being humble
active; dynamic; behavioural
going through; going via; going by way of
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
fixed value; constant value
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
having said that; be that as it may
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
sense of touch; sense of being touched; tactile sense
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay