li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to knock down; to send flying
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
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
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
description; describing; depicting
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
honorific affix; honorific prefix
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
newly-opened land; recently-settled region; frontier; new residential area; new development
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
great numbers; numerical superiority
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
laughing off; dismissing with a laugh
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
a few years ago; some years back
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
Japanese aspen (Populus tremula var. sieboldii)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement