gold ore; gold deposit; gold mine
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
general public; the masses
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
semibasement; semi-basement
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
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 get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
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
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
antiquity; ancient times; bygone days; former times
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.)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
living in peace; living a quiet life; being content with one's present position; being satisfied with one's lot
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
patriarch; head of a family
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
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