boundless; infinite; vast
brilliant; radiant; bright; sparkling
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
beginning; outset; first; onset
relation; connection; relevance
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
woman; lady; adult female
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
under control (e.g. of territory)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
assistant ...; probationary ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
when it becomes; when it comes to
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
king; monarch; ruler; champion
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
farming; agriculture; cultivation
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
vestments worn by priests and attendants (Shinto, Christian, etc.)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
erudition; extensive learning
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay