broadband; brokers' broker
rare; extraordinary; singular
excavation; exhumation; digging up; discovery (of a new fact, talent, etc.); finding; unearthing
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
another company; other company
largest company; industry leader
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
economic world; financial circles; business community
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)
criticism; critique; review; comment; critical essay
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
foundation (of a newspaper, magazine, etc.); starting; launching; first publication
field of early-blooming (or ripening) rice
faculty of letters; college of letters; school of humanities
easy task; piece of cake; cakewalk; cinch; pushover
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
graduation thesis; bachelor's degree thesis