story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
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
suddenly; all of a sudden
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.)
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
(not) even once; (not) ever
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
triangle (musical instrument); triangle (shape)
self-consciousness; self-awareness
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
about; concerning; related to; -ish
modesty; humility; being humble
active; dynamic; behavioural
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
going through; going via; going by way of
intention; idea; inclination; wish
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
in a day; in a brief space of time
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly