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body, object
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漢字：体
On： タイ、テイ Kun： からだ Most Used： からだ |
TDR: person + foundation
the body is the foundation of a person. TIE up the body and TAKE it to the morgue. |
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stage, stand, pedestal
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漢字：台
On： タイ、ダイ Kun： うてな Most Used： タイ |
TDR: moocow + mouth
this is the counter for cars, and it also means "platform" or "level," as in, "The Yen has reached the level of 110 yen to a dollar." Put the cow on the platform next to the mouth. I wish your SUV would fucking DIE already. |
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ground, earth
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漢字：地
On： チ、ジ Kun： つち Most Used： チ |
TDR: ground + scorpions
dangerous scorpions on the ground in that area. They'll sting until you're covered in CHI (血) |
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pond
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漢字：池
On： チ Kun： いけ Most Used： いけ |
TDR: water + scorpion
there's a scorpion living in the water of that pond. |
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know, wisdom
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漢字：知
On： チ Kun： し（る）、し（らせる） Most Used： し（る） |
TDR: arrow 矢 + mouth
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tea
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漢字：茶
On： チャ、サ Kun： none Most Used： チャ |
TDR: flower + peaked roof + katakana “ho”
it is traditional to serve flower-scented tea to the HOE under the peaked roof. |
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afternoon, noon, daytime, lunch
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漢字：昼
On： チュウ Kun： ひる Most Used： ひる |
TDR: Volcano + sun
Today, noon was as hot as a volcano. CHEW your lunch at noon. |
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long, leader, head of an organization
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漢字：長
On： チョウ Kun： なが（い）、おさ、たける Most Used： なが（い） |
TDR: some kind of weird shit + kick in the nuts.
STRONG RADICAL. i've waited a long time to kick margaret chou in the nuts. |
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bird
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漢字：鳥
On： チョウ Kun： とり Most Used： とり |
TDR: Margaret Cho trying to tell a joke is like trying to watch a certain type of bird (penguin, chicken, emu) fly. I
mean it is funny but not in the way it is supposed to be. |
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morning, dawn
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漢字：朝
On： チョウ Kun： あさ、あした Most Used： あさ |
TDR: ten + early + moon
For Margaret CHO, getting up at ten AM is very early in the morning. She swears that she can still see the moon from the night before. |
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immediately, soon, directly
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漢字：直
On： チョク、ジキ Kun： ただ（ちに）、なお（す） Most Used： ? |
TDR: The fly + loser
Don’t heal the fly, he is a loser. I wanted to feel jiggy so I ate some CHOCOLATE and now my blues are healed. |
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go through, avenue, traffic
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漢字：通
On： ツウ、ツ、トウ Kun： かよ（う）、とお（る）、とお（す） Most Used： ツウ |
TDR: movement + pass
TWO cars move and pass through a tunnel. |
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younger brother
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漢字：弟
On： テイ、ダイ Kun： おとうと Most Used： おとうと |
TDR: horny funeral!!! + katakana no
my younger brother got horny at the funeral. (imagine that the extra line is him pitching a tent in his slacks, while you smack him and say “NO!” which should be easy to remember because the boner-line is the same as the katakana no ノ.) "TAKE your hands out your pants, someone just DIED!!” |
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shop, store
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漢字：店
On： テン Kun： みせ、たな Most Used： みせ |
TDR: cave + fortune teller
in this cave alone, the fortune teller has ten shops!! |
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dot, score, a point
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漢字：点
On： テン Kun： つ（ける） Most Used： ? |
TDR: fortune teller + fire
my fortune teller says that by staring into the flames, she can see any point in the future. |
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electricity, electric powered
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漢字：電
On： デン、テン Kun： いなずま Most Used： デン |
TDR: rain + dragon
electricity comes from lightning in the rain and also from the lightning breath of dragons. i flip the switch and DEN the electric light goes on. |
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sword
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漢字：刀
On： トウ Kun： かたな Most Used： かたな |
TDR: Dude, last night some crazy ninja cold cut this dude's TOE off with a katana, for no reason! Seriously dude. He was just standing there.
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winter
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漢字：冬
On： トウ Kun： ふゆ Most Used： ふゆ |
TDR: Each + two lines
Each winter, exactly two snowflakes fall on your TOES. |
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win, hit
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漢字：当
On： トウ Kun： あたり、あたる、あて、あてる Most Used： ? |
TDR: t.c.f.b.b.y.e.s.+ snout
the three baby birds hit the pig right on the snout. my target is your TOE. the the weapon is this sputum. |
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east
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漢字：東
On： トウ Kun： ひがし、あずま Most Used： ひがし |
TDR: Tree + rice field.
rice fields and trees grow better back east. go east on your tip-TOES. |
