circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
incident; affair; happening; event
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
fourth day of the month; four days
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
home area; home town; local
relation; connection; relevance
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
very interesting; of great interest
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
Yomiuri (newspaper, etc. group); kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper); yomiuri
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
article; news story; report; account
(data) packet; packet; parcel; package
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)
The New York Times (newspaper)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
day after day; day by day