island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
searching; hunting for news story; journalist
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
7th day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
stillness; rest; being stationary; standing still; coming to a standstill
finding fault (with); being picky
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
large amount of money; great cost