acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
entire world; whole world; world stage
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
gazing at; staring at fixedly; eyeballing; glaring; giving a hard look
reinforcement; strengthening
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
daily visit (of worship); frequent visit
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to put together; to gather; to collect; to scrape together
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
siblings; brothers and sisters
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
butcher's shop; butcher; meat shop
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
street stall; stand; booth
bargain; good buy; budget