li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
together; mutually; fellow
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
dice; die; baton (of command)
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
The Doll's House (play by Ibsen)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Japanese person; Japanese people
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
very; much; greatly; a lot of
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
problematic divorce; (lit.) divorce drama
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
I think (something) won't (something); probably (something) isn't (something)
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
another; different; something else
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be helpful; to be useful