li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
Nobody's Boy (1878 novel by H-H Malot); The Adventures of Remi; Sans Famille
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
leading (e.g. role); instructive; guiding
adverse circumstances; adversity
one's early days; little while
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
(the path of spiritual) enlightenment
misleading; misdirecting; leading astray
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
being very busy; busyness
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
favourite motto; pet saying
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
prizing; valuing highly; esteeming
(one) letter; (one) character
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to become possible; to become able to (do)
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
blunder; slip; error; error
failure; mistake; blunder
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention