may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
unable to resist; unable to suppress
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
young lord; successor of one's current lord
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by