to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
to order; to command; to appoint
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
armed might; military power; the sword; force
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
being too late; losing one's final chance
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
ancestor; forefather; foremother
street stall; stand; booth
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
children's story; fairy tale
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court