search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
plant having four leaves on one stalk
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
residing; living; dwelling
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
author; writer; novelist; artist
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
writing (e.g. as a profession)
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar