circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
collecting; collection; collation; gathering; arrangement; coordination
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
fund-raising; fund collecting
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
watchful waiting; careful supervision
sign of remorse; indication of regret
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
distant place; faraway location; far away
transfer; transport; transportation
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
but; however; although; though
choices; alternatives; options
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
tax exemption; duty exemption
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal