child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
alone; by oneself; on one's own
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
failure; mistake; blunder
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
father; dad; husband; you; he
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
since one was born; (in) all one's life
(period of) a year; during an era
(not) even once; (not) ever
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to go out and away; to leave
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
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...)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany