treasure; treasured item; prized possession
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
sensation; great popularity; big stir; big splash
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
just managing; with great difficulty
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
being startled; getting a shock
stress-induced; stress-related
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
recuperation; medical treatment
same generation; one's generation
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
living together; communal life; cohabitation
debut work; one's first work
charming; fascinating; attractive
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
power of description; descriptive powers; ability to describe
in good health; alive and well; going strong
exaltation; emotional uplift
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
moving; touching; stirring
commencing with; including
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour