since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
unevenness (e.g. in quality); inconstancy; variation; dispersion; scatter; spread
long life; longevity; long-lived; long-running (e.g. TV program)
area; region; district; locality
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
coast; shore; coastal waters; inshore waters; coastal area
archipelago; group of islands
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
southern part; the south (of a region)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to be transparent; to show through
spontaneous generation; abiogenesis; natural occurrence; spontaneous occurrence
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to someone's name
to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
one day; (on) a certain day
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
(sudden) complete reversal (of plot); unexpected twist (at end of story); rotating stage machinery, which rolls backwards 90 degrees to reveal the next scene
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to pull wires; to pull strings
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake