(り) (n) (1) reason; principle; logic; (2) {Buddh} (See 事・じ) general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (3) (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos; (P) [EDICT]
(ことわり) (n) (See 道理) reason; truth; way of things; justice [EDICT]
(lǐ, ㄌㄧˇ) texture; grain (of wood); inner essence; intrinsic order; reason; logic; truth; science; natural science (esp. physics); to manage; to pay attention to; to run (affairs); to handle; to put in order; to tidy up [CE-DICT]
查
(chá, ㄔㄚˊ) to research; to check; to investigate; to examine; to refer to; to search [CE-DICT]
(jì, ㄐㄧˋ) to remember; to note; mark; sign; to record [CE-DICT]
得
(う) (v2a-s,vt) (1) (See 得る・うる) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain; (2) (as 〜することを得, etc.) to be possible [EDICT]
(とく) (adj-na,n) (1) (also written as 徳) profit; advantage; benefit; gain; (2) {Buddh} rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana; (P) [EDICT]
(dé, ㄉㄜˊ) to obtain; to get; to gain; to catch (a disease); proper; suitable; proud; contented; to allow; to permit; ready; finished [CE-DICT]
(de, ㄉㄜ˙) structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc [CE-DICT]
(děi, ㄉㄟˇ) to have to; must; ought to; to need to [CE-DICT]