treasure; treasured item; prized possession
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
this for sure; certainly is
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
shopping; purchased goods
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
general (variety) store (shop)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
store interior; inside of a shop
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there