li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
litigant; plaintiff; suitor
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
false charge; slander; defamation
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to put on; to wear; to get used to wearing
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
one's own faction (of a party)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to name; to call; to christen; to term
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
small hawk or falcon (used for hunting); falconry (using small hawks or falcons)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen