face; looks; vestiges; trace
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
semibasement; semi-basement
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
success; prosperity; boom
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
serious; severe; grave; acute
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
patriarch; head of a family
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
news of someone's death; obituary
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation