mourning; mourning period; anniversary of one's death
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...)
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
society; the world; the times
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
baptismal ceremony; baptism
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(not) even once; (not) ever
child prodigy; infant genius; wonder child
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to gather; to collect; to assemble
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to get slightly dirty (all over)
doing whatever one pleases
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
due form; official; formality
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
(political) power; authority; influence
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)