li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
directly under; falling perpendicularly
violent explosion; bursting
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
form; shape; figure; visage
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
recompense; indemnity; atonement
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)