oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
reality; actuality; hard fact
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to affect; to impact; to influence
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange