circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
making money; making a profit
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
support; backing; aid; assistance
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
many; numerous; various; large number of
to have a meal; to take a meal
to put into the mouth; to eat
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
irregularity; abnormality; change of tone; transposition; modulation
to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)
fixed phrase; canned phrase; standard wording; template; boilerplate
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
long-running (TV, radio) program
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn