li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
sublime; noble; high-minded
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
to recall; to remember; to recollect
next morning; following morning
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
evening; last night; yesterday evening
particularly; only; in the case of
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
don't you think?; indicates question
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
the other day; lately; recently
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
I see; that's right; indeed
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
society; the world; the times
deposit and withdraw; taking in and out