li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
anything and everything; just about everything
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
school bag; school satchel
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
to force open; to push open
attendance; presence; appearance
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
loose; slovenly; sloppy; disorganized
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
while; during (the time when)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out; to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
heap; pile; stack; full measure
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)