to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to ride up to; to drive up to; to get used to riding; to get used to driving
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
stopping place (incl. stations, rail yards, junctions, etc.); (railway) station
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
clerk; office worker; office staff
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
nursery; nursing room; baby-care room
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
infants; babies and very young children
some people; a few people; several people
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
chorus; singing in a chorus
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to break into song; to burst into song; to begin singing
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
secret knowledge; interior of a temple
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant