dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to become settled; to be fixed
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to suit (one's needs, tastes, purpose, etc.); to serve; to meet (one's expectations, wishes, etc.); to measure up to (e.g. one's ideal); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be consistent with (reason, morality, etc.)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
middle period; medium-term
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
ten best people (in a particular field)
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
beauty of form (oft. used of nature); beauty of a sculpted shape
royalty and titled nobility
firmly rooted; deep-seated
fine article; masterpiece
crushing evil; destroying heresy
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
maker; manufacturer; producer; producer (of a film, play, etc.)