li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
benevolence and strictness
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
patient; unhurried; leisurely
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
observation; survey; watching
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
restoration; repair; mending
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
to have a reason; to have an excuse
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
suspicious-looking; fishy
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
disturbance; trouble; dispute
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
for today; for the time being
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
internal conditions; true state of affairs
black-bellied plover; grey plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
one by one; one after another; successively
serious condition; critical condition
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...