just a minute; small quantity
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
preface; introduction; preamble
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
custom; practice; convention; precedent
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
scrofulosis; being in delicate health; lymphatic temperament
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
imperial court; royal court
isolation; being alone; being friendless
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to be needed; to be wanted
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to yell; to rant; to rave
suspicion (of others); jealousy
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos