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kanji
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meaning
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亜
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Asia; rank next; come after; -ous;
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阿
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Africa; flatter; fawn upon; corner; nook; recess;
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哀
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pathetic; grief; sorrow; pathos; pity; sympathize;
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愛
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love; affection; favourite;
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悪
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bad; vice; rascal; false; evil; wrong;
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握
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grip; hold; mould sushi; bribe;
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旭
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rising sun; morning sun;
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梓
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catalpa tree;
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圧
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pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate;
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扱
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handle; entertain; thresh; strip;
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宛
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address; just like; fortunately;
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安
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relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful;
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暗
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darkness; disappear; shade; informal; grow dark; be blinded;
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案
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plan; suggestion; draft; ponder; fear; proposition; idea; expectation; bill; worry;
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杏
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apricot;
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以
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by means of; because; in view of; compared with;
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伊
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Italy; that one;
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位
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rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some;
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依
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reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to;
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偉
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admirable; greatness; remarkable; conceited; famous; excellent;
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囲
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surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep;
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委
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committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard;
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威
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intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten;
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尉
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military officer; jailer; old man; rank;
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意
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idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking;
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慰
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consolation; amusement; seduce; cheer; make sport of; comfort; console;
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易
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easy; fortune-telling; ready to; simple; divination;
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為
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do; change; make; benefit; welfare; be of use; reach to; try; practice; cost; serve as; good; advantage; as a result of;
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異
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uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual;
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移
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shift; move; change; drift; catch (cold fire); pass into;
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維
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fiber; tie; rope;
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緯
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horizontal; woof; left & right; latitude;
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胃
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stomach; paunch; crop; craw;
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衣
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garment; clothes; dressing;
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違
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difference; differ;
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遺
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bequeath; leave behind; reserve;
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医
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doctor; medicine;
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井
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well; well crib; town; community;
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亥
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sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac;
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域
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range; region; limits; stage; level;
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育
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bring up; grow up; raise; rear;
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一
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one;
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壱
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I; one;
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逸
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deviate; idleness; leisure; miss the mark; evade; elude; parry; diverge;
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稲
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rice plant;
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芋
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potato;
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允
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license; sincerity; permit;
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印
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stamp; seal; mark; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; India;
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員
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employee; member; number; the one in charge;
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因
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cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to;
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姻
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matrimony; marry;
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引
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pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to;
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飲
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drink; smoke; take;
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胤
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descendent; issue; offspring;
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院
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Inst.; institution; temple; mansion; school;
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陰
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shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadow;
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隠
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conceal; hide; cover;
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韻
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rhyme; elegance; tone;
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右
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right;
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宇
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eaves; roof; house; heaven;
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羽
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feathers; counter for birds rabbits;
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雨
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rain;
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卯
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sign of the hare; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the rabbit; east;
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丑
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sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac;
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渦
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whirlpool; eddy; vortex;
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浦
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bay; creek; inlet; gulf; beach; seacoast;
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運
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carry; luck; destiny; fate; lot; transport; progress; advance;
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雲
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cloud;
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営
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occupation; camp; perform; build; conduct (business);
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影
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shadow; silhouette; phantom;
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映
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reflect; reflection; projection;
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栄
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flourish; prosperity; honor; glory; splendor;
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永
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eternity; long; lengthy;
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泳
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swim;
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英
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England; English;
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衛
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defense; protection;
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詠
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recitation; poem; song; composing;
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鋭
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pointed; sharpness; edge; weapon; sharp; violent;
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液
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fluid; liquid; juice; sap; secretion;
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疫
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epidemic;
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益
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benefit; gain; profit; advantage;
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駅
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station;
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悦
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ecstasy; joy; rapture;
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謁
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audience; audience (with king);
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越
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surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam;
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閲
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review; inspection; revision;
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円
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circle; yen; round;
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園
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park; garden; yard; farm;
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宴
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banquet; feast; party;
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延
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prolong; stretching;
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援
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abet; help; save;
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沿
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run alongside; follow along; run along; lie along;
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演
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performance; act; play; render; stage;
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炎
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inflammation; flame; blaze;
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煙
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smoke;
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猿
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monkey;
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縁
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affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink;
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艶
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glossy; luster; glaze; polish; charm; colorful; captivating;
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苑
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garden; farm; park;
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遠
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distant; far;
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鉛
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lead;
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塩
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salt;
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汚
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dirty; pollute; disgrace; rape; defile;
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凹
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concave; hollow; sunken;
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央
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center; middle;
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奥
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heart; interior;
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往
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journey; chase away; let go; going; travel;
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応
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apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept;
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押
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push; stop; check; subdue; attach; seize; weight; shove; press; seal; do in spite of;
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横
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sideways; side; horizontal; width; woof;
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欧
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Europe;
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殴
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assault; hit; beat; thrash;
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王
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king; rule; magnate;
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翁
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venerable old man;
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黄
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yellow;
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沖
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open sea; offing; rise high into sky;
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億
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hundred million; 10**8;
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屋
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roof; house; shop; dealer; seller;
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憶
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recollection; think; remember;
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乙
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the latter; duplicate; strange; witty;
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卸
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wholesale;
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恩
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grace; kindness; goodness; favor; mercy; blessing; benefit;
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温
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warm;
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穏
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calm; quiet; moderation;
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音
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sound; noise;
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下
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below; down; descend; give; low; inferior;
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化
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change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization;
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仮
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sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal;
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何
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what;
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価
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value; price;
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佳
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excellent; beautiful; good; pleasing; skilled;
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加
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add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada;
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可
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can; passable; mustnt; should not; do not;
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夏
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summer;
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嫁
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marry into; bride;
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家
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house; home;
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寡
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widow; minority; few;
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科
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department; course; section;
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暇
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spare time; rest; leisure; time; leave of absence;
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果
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fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed;
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架
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erect; frame; mount; support; shelf; construct;
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歌
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song; sing;
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河
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river;
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火
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fire;
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禍
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calamity; misfortune; evil; curse;
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稼
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earnings; work; earn money;
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箇
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counters for things;
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花
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flower;
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荷
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baggage; shoulder-pole load; bear (a burden); shoulder (a gun); load; cargo; freight;
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華
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splendor; flower; petal; shine; luster; ostentatious; showy; gay; gorgeous;
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菓
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candy; cakes; fruit;
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課
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chapter; lesson; section; department; division; counter for chapters (of a book);
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貨
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freight; goods; property;
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過
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overdo; exceed; go beyond; error;
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蚊
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mosquito;
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我
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ego; I; selfish; our; oneself;
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画
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brush-stroke; picture;
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芽
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bud; sprout; spear; germ;
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賀
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congratulations; joy;
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雅
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gracious; elegant; graceful; refined;
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餓
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starve; hungry; thirst;
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介
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jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with;
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会
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meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join;
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解
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unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute;
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回
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-times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences;
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塊
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clod; lump; chink; clot; mass;
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壊
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demolition; break; destroy;
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快
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cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable;
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怪
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suspicious; mystery; apparition;
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悔
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repent; regret;
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懐
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pocket; feelings; heart; yearn; miss someone; become attached to; bosom; breast;
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戒
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commandment;
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拐
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kidnap; falsify;
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改
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reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search;
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械
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contraption; fetter; machine; instrument;
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海
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sea; ocean;
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灰
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ashes; puckery juice; cremate;
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界
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world;
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皆
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all; everything;
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絵
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picture; drawing; painting; sketch;
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開
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open; unfold; unseal;
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階
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storey; stair; counter for storeys of a building;
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貝
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shellfish;
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劾
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censure; criminal investigation;
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外
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outside;
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害
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harm; injury;
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慨
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rue; be sad; sigh; lament;
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概
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outline; condition; approximation; generally;
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涯
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horizon; shore;
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街
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boulevard; street; town;
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該
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above-stated; the said; that specific;
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垣
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hedge; fence; wall;
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嚇
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menacing; dignity; majesty; threaten;
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各
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each; every; either;
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拡
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broaden; extend; expand; enlarge;
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格
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status; rank; capacity; character; case (law grammar);
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核
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nucleus; core; kernel;
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殻
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husk; nut shell;
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獲
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seize; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to;
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確
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assurance; firm; tight; hard; solid; confirm; clear; evident;
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穫
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harvest; reap;
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覚
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memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up;
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角
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angle; corner; square;
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較
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contrast; compare;
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郭
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enclosure; quarters; fortification; red-light district;
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閣
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tower; tall building; palace;
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隔
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isolate; alternate; distance; separate; gulf;
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革
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leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt;
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学
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study; learning; science;
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岳
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point; peak; mountain;
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楽
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music; comfort; ease;
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額
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forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume;
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掛
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hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour;
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潟
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lagoon;
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割
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proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split;
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喝
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hoarse; scold;
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括
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fasten; tie up; arrest; constrict;
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活
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lively; resuscitation; being helped; living;
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渇
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thirst; dry up; parch;
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滑
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slippery; slide; slip; flunk;
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褐
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brown; woollen kimono;
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轄
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control; wedge;
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且
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moreover; also; furthermore;
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株
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stocks; stump; shares; stock; counter for small plants;
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鎌
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sickle; scythe; trick;
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刈
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reap; cut; clip; trim; prune;
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乾
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drought
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冠
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crown; best; peerless;
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寒
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cold;
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刊
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publish; carve; engrave;
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勘
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intuition; perception;
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勧
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persuade; recommend; advise; encourage; offer;
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巻
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scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (on book scrolls);
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喚
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yell; cry; scream;
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堪
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withstand; endure; support; resist;
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完
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perfect; completion; end;
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官
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bureaucrat; the government;
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寛
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tolerant; leniency; generosity; relax; feel at home; be at ease; broadminded;
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干
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dry; parch;
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幹
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tree-trunk;
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患
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afflicted; disease; suffer from; be ill;
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感
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emotion; feeling; sensation;
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慣
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accustomed; get used to; become experienced;
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憾
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remorse; regret; be sorry;
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換
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interchange; period; charge; change?;
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敢
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daring; sad; tragic; pitiful; frail; feeble;
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棺
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coffin; casket;
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款
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goodwill; article; section; friendship; collusion;
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歓
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delight; joy;
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汗
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sweat; perspire;
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漢
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Sino-; China;
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環
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ring; circle; link; wheel;
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甘
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sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary;
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監
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oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer;
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看
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watch over; see;
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管
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pipe; tube; wind instrument; drunken talk;
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簡
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simplicity; brevity;
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緩
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slacken; loosen; relax; lessen; be moderate; ease;
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缶
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tin can; container;
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肝
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liver; pluck; nerve; chutzpah;
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艦
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warship;
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観
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outlook; look; appearance; condition; view;
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貫
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pierce; 8 1/3lbs; penetrate; brace;
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還
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send back; return;
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鑑
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specimen; take warning from; learn from;
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間
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interval; space;
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閑
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leisure;
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関
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connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning;
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陥
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collapse; fall into; cave in; fall (castle); slide into;
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韓
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Korea;
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館
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building; mansion; large building; palace;
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丸
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round; full; month; perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away;
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含
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include; bear in mind; understand; cherish;
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岸
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beach;
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眼
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eyeball;
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岩
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boulder; rock; cliff;
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頑
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stubborn; foolish; firmly;
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顔
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face; expression;
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願
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petition; request; vow; wish; hope;
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企
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undertake; scheme; design; attempt; plan;
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危
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dangerous; fear; uneasy;
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喜
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rejoice; take pleasure in;
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器
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utensil; vessel; receptacle; implement; instrument; ability; container; tool; set;
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基
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fundamentals; radical (chem); counter for machines; foundation;
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奇
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strange; strangeness; curiousity;
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寄
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draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward;
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岐
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branch off; fork in road; scene; arena; theater;
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希
|
hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal;
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幾
|
how many; how much; how far; how long;
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忌
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mourning; abhor; detestable; death anniversary;
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揮
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brandish; wave; wag; swing; shake;
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机
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desk; table;
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旗
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national flag; banner; standard;
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既
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previously; already; long ago;
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期
|
period; time; date; term;
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棋
|
chess piece; Japanese chess; shogi;
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棄
|
abandon; throw away; discard; resign; reject; sacrifice;
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機
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mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane;
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帰
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homecoming; arrive at; lead to; result in;
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気
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spirit; mind;
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汽
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vapor; steam;
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祈
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pray; wish;
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季
|
seasons;
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紀
|
chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period;
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規
|
standard; measure;
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記
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scribe; account; narrative;
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貴
|
precious; value; prize; esteem; honor;
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起
|
rouse; wake up; get up;
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軌
|
rut; wheel; track; model; way of doing;
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輝
|
radiance; shine; sparkle; gleam; twinkle;
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飢
|
hungry; starve;
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騎
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equestrian; riding on horses; counter for equestrians;
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鬼
|
ghost; devil;
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亀
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tortoise; turtle;
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偽
|
falsehood; lie; deceive; pretend; counterfeit; forgery;
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儀
|
ceremony; rule; affair; case; a matter;
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宜
|
best regards; good;
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戯
|
frolic; play; sport;
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技
|
skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts;
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擬
|
mimic; aim (a gun) at; nominate; imitate;
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欺
|
deceit; cheat; delude;
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犠
|
sacrifice;
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疑
|
doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question;
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義
|
righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning;
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議
|
deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration;
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菊
|
chrysanthemum;
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吉
|
good luck; joy; congratulations;
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喫
|
consume; eat; drink; smoke; receive (a blow);
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詰
|
packed; close; pressed; reprove; rebuke; blame;
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却
|
instead; on the contrary; rather;
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客
|
guest; visitor; customer; client;
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脚
|
skids; leg; undercarriage;
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虐
|
tyrannize; oppress;
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逆
|
inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked;
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丘
|
hill; knoll;
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久
|
long time; old story;
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休
|
rest; day off; retire; sleep;
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及
|
reach out; exert; exercise; cause;
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吸
|
suck; imbibe; inhale; sip;
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宮
|
Shinto shrine; constellations; palace; princess;
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弓
|
bow; bow (archery violin);
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急
|
hurry; emergency; sudden; steep;
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救
|
salvation; save; help; rescue; reclaim;
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朽
|
decay; rot; remain in seclusion;
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求
|
request; want; wish for; require; demand;
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泣
|
cry; weep; moan;
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球
|
ball; sphere;
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究
|
research; study;
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窮
|
hard up; destitute; suffer; perplexed; cornered;
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級
|
class; rank; grade;
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糾
|
twist; ask; investigate; verify;
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給
|
salary; wage; gift; allow; grant; bestow on;
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旧
|
old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-;
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牛
|
cow;
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去
|
gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce;
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居
|
reside; to be; exist; live with;
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巨
|
gigantic; big; large; great;
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拒
|
repel; refuse; reject; decline;
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拠
|
foothold; based on; follow; therefore;
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挙
|
raise; plan; project; behavior; actions;
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虚
|
void; emptiness; unpreparedness; crack; fissure; untruth;
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許
|
permit; approve;
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距
|
long-distance;
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漁
|
fishing; fishery;
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魚
|
fish;
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享
|
receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch;
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京
|
capital; 10**16;
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供
|
submit; offer; present; serve (meal); accompany;
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競
|
emulate; compete with; bid; sell at auction; bout; contest; race;
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共
|
together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with;
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凶
|
villain; evil; bad luck; disaster;
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協
|
co-; cooperation;
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叫
|
shout; exclaim; yell;
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境
|
boundary; border; region;
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峡
|
gorge; ravine;
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強
|
strong;
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恐
|
fear; dread; awe;
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恭
|
respect; reverent;
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挟
|
pinch; between;
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教
|
teach; faith; doctrine;
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橋
|
bridge;
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況
|
condition; situation; but of course
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狂
|
lunatic; insane; crazy; confuse;
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狭
|
cramped; narrow; contract; tight;
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矯
|
rectify; straighten; correct; reform; cure; control; pretend; falsify;
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胸
|
bosom; breast; chest; heart; feelings;
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脅
|
threaten; coerce;
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興
|
entertain; revive; retrieve; interest; pleasure;
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郷
|
home town; village; native place; district;
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鏡
|
mirror; speculum; barrel-head; round rice-cake offering;
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響
|
echo; also N5116; sound; resound; ring; vibrate;
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驚
|
wonder; be surprised; frightened; amazed;
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仰
|
face-up; look up; depend; seek; respect; rever; drink; take;
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凝
|
congeal; freeze; stiff; be absorbed in;
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暁
|
daybreak; dawn; in the event;
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業
|
business; vocation; arts; performance;
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局
|
bureau; board; office; affair; conclusion; court lady; lady-in-waiting; her apartment;
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曲
|
bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean;
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極
|
poles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10**48;
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玉
|
jewel; ball;
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桐
|
paulownia;
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勤
|
diligence; become employed; serve;
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均
|
level; average;
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錦
|
brocade; fine dress; honors;
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斤
|
axe; 1.32 lb; catty;
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琴
|
harp; koto;
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禁
|
prohibition; ban; forbid;
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筋
|
muscle; sinew; tendon; fiber; plot; plan; descent;
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緊
|
tense; solid; hard; reliable; tight;
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菌
|
germ; fungus; bacteria;
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襟
|
collar; neck; lapel;
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謹
|
discreet; reverently; humbly;
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近
|
near; early; akin; tantamount;
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金
|
gold;
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吟
|
versify; singing; recital;
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銀
|
silver;
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九
|
nine;
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句
|
phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku;
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区
|
ward; district;
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苦
|
suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl;
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駆
|
drive; run; gallop; advance; inspire; impel;
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駒
|
pony; horse; colt;
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具
|
tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor suits sets of furniture;
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愚
|
foolish; folly; absurdity; stupid;
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虞
|
uneasiness; fear; anxiety; concern;
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空
|
empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum;
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偶
|
accidentally; even number; couple; man & wife; same kind;
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隅
|
corner; nook;
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屈
|
yield; bend; flinch; submit;
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掘
|
dig; delve; excavate;
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靴
|
shoes;
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熊
|
bear;
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栗
|
chestnut;
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繰
|
winding; reel; spin; turn (pages); look up; refer to;
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桑
|
mulberry;
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勲
|
meritorious deed; merit;
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君
|
old boy; name-suffix;
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薫
|
fragrant; be scented; smoke (cigs);
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訓
|
instruction; Japanese character reading; explanation; read;
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群
|
flock; group; crowd; herd; swarm; cluster;
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軍
|
army; force; troops; war; battle;
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郡
|
county; district;
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係
|
person in charge; connection; duty; concern oneself;
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傾
|
lean; incline; tilt; trend; wane; sink; ruin; bias;
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刑
|
punish; penalty; sentence; punishment;
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兄
|
elder brother; big brother;
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啓
|
disclose; open; say;
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圭
|
square jewel; corner; angle; edge;
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型
|
mould; type; model;
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契
|
pledge; promise; vow;
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形
|
shape; form; style;
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径
|
diameter; path; method;
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恵
|
favor; blessing; grace; kindness;
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慶
|
jubilation; congratulate; rejoice; be happy;
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憩
|
recess; rest; relax; repose;
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掲
|
put up (a notice); put up; hoist; display; hang out; publish; describe;
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携
|
portable; carry (in hand); armed with; bring along;
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敬
|
awe; respect; honor; revere;
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景
|
scenery; view;
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桂
|
Japanese Judas-tree; cinnamon tree;
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渓
|
mountain stream; valley;
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系
|
lineage; system;
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経
|
sutra; longitude; pass thru; expire; warp;
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継
|
inherit; succeed; patch; graft (tree);
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茎
|
stalk; stem;
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蛍
|
lightning-bug; firefly;
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計
|
plot; plan; scheme; measure;
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警
|
admonish; commandment;
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軽
|
lightly; trifling; unimportant;
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鶏
|
chicken;
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芸
|
technique; art; craft; performance; acting; trick; stunt;
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迎
|
welcome; meet; greet;
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鯨
|
whale;
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劇
|
drama; play;
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撃
|
beat; attack; defeat; conquer;
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激
|
violent; get excited; enraged; chafe; incite;
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傑
|
greatness; excellence;
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欠
|
lack; gap; fail;
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決
|
decide; fix; agree upon; appoint;
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潔
|
undefiled; pure; clean; righteous; gallant;
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穴
|
hole; aperture; slit; cave; den;
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結
|
tie; bind; contract; join; organize; do up hair; fasten;
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血
|
blood;
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月
|
month; moon;
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件
|
affair; case; matter; item;
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倹
|
frugal; economy; thrifty;
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健
|
healthy; health; strength; persistence;
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兼
|
concurrently; and;
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券
|
ticket;
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剣
|
sabre; sword; blade; clock hand;
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圏
|
sphere; circle; radius; range;
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堅
|
strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable;
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嫌
|
dislike; detest; hate;
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建
|
build;
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憲
|
constitution; law;
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懸
|
suspend; hang; 10%; install; depend; consult;
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検
|
examination; investigate;
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権
|
authority; power; rights;
|
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犬
|
dog;
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献
|
offering; counter for drinks; present; offer;
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研
|
polish; study of; sharpen;
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絹
|
silk;
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県
|
prefecture;
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肩
|
shoulder;
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見
|
see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible;
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謙
|
self-effacing; humble oneself; condescend; be modest;
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賢
|
intelligent; wise; wisdom; cleverness;
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軒
|
flats; counter for houses; eaves;
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遣
|
dispatch; send; give; donate; do; undertake;
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険
|
precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes;
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顕
|
appear; existing;
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験
|
verification; effect; testing;
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元
|
beginning; former time; origin;
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原
|
meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness;
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厳
|
stern; strictness; severity; rigidity;
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幻
|
phantasm; vision; dream; illusion; apparition;
|
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減
|
dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry;
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源
|
source; origin;
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玄
|
mysterious; occultness;
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現
|
present; existing; actual;
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言
|
say;
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限
|
limit; restrict; to best of ability;
|
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個
|
individual; counter for articles and military units;
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古
|
old;
|
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呼
|
call; call out to; invite;
|
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固
|
harden; set; clot; curdle;
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孤
|
orphan; alone;
|
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己
|
self; snake; serpent;
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庫
|
warehouse; storehouse;
|
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弧
|
arc; arch; bow;
|
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戸
|
door;
|
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故
|
happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently;
|
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枯
|
wither; die; dry up; be seasoned;
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湖
|
lake;
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虎
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tiger; drunkard;
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誇
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boast; be proud; pride; triumphantly;
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雇
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employ; hire;
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顧
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look back; review; examine oneself; turn around;
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鼓
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drum; beat; rouse; muster;
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五
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five;
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互
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mutually; reciprocally; together;
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午
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noon; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the horse;
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呉
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give; do something for;
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吾
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I; my; our; ones own;
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娯
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recreation; pleasure;
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後
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behind; back; later;
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御
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honorable; manipulate; govern;
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悟
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enlightenment; perceive; discern; realize; understand;
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碁
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Go;
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語
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word; speech; language;
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誤
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mistake; err; do wrong; mislead;
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護
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safeguard; protect;
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鯉
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carp;
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交
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mingle; mixing; association; coming & going;
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侯
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marquis; lord; daimyo;
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候
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climate; season; weather;
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光
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ray; light;
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公
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public; prince; official; governmental;
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功
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achievement; merits; success; honor; credit;
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効
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merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit;
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厚
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thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless;
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口
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mouth;
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向
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yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach;
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后
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empress; queen; after; behind; back; later;
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坑
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pit; hole;
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好
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fond; pleasing; like something;
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孔
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cavity; hole; slit; very; great; exceedingly;
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孝
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filial piety; childs respect;
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工
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craft; construction;
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巧
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adroit; skilled; ingenuity;
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幸
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happiness; blessing; fortune;
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広
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wide; broad; spacious;
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康
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ease; peace;
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弘
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vast; broad; wide;
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恒
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constancy; always;
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慌
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disconcerted; be confused; lose ones head;
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抗
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confront; resist; defy; oppose;
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拘
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arrest; seize; concerned; adhere to; despite;
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控
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withdraw; draw in; hold back; refrain from; be moderate;
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攻
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aggression; attack;
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更
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grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course;
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校
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exam; school; printing; proof; correction;
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構
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posture; build; pretend;
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江
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creek; inlet; bay;
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洪
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deluge; flood; vast;
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港
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harbor;
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溝
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gutter; ditch; sewer; drain; 10**32;
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甲
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armor; high (voice); A grade; 1st class; former; instep; carapace;
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皇
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emperor;
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硬
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stiff; hard;
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稿
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draft; copy; manuscript; straw;
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紅
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crimson; deep red;
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絞
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strangle; constrict; wring;
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綱
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hawser; class (genus); rope; cord; cable;
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耕
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till; plow; cultivate;
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考
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consider; think over;
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肯
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agreement; consent; comply with;
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航
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navigate; sail; cruise; fly;
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荒
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laid waste; rough; rude; wild;
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行
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going; journey;
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衡
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equilibrium; measuring rod; scale;
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講
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lecture; club; association;
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貢
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tribute; support; finance;
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購
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subscription; buy;
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郊
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outskirts; suburbs; rural area;
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酵
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fermentation;
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鉱
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mineral; ore;
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鋼
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steel;
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項
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paragraph; nape of neck; clause; item; term (expression);
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香
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incense; smell; perfume;
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高
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tall; high; expensive;
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剛
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sturdy; strength;
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号
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nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call;
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合
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fit; suit; join; 0.1;
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拷
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torture; beat;
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豪
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overpowering; great; powerful; excelling; Australia;
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克
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overcome; kindly; skillfully;
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刻
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engrave; cut fine; chop; hash; mince; time; carving;
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告
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revelation; tell; inform; announce;
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国
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country;
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穀
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cereals; grain;
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酷
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cruel; severe; atrocious; unjust;
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黒
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black;
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獄
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prison; jail;
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腰
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loins; hips; waist; low wainscoting;
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骨
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skeleton; bone; remains; frame;
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込
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crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji);
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今
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now;
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困
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quandary; become distressed; annoyed;
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墾
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ground-breaking; open up farmland;
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婚
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marriage;
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恨
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regret; bear a grudge; resentment; malice; hatred;
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懇
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sociable; kind; courteous; hospitable; cordial;
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昆
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descendants; elder brother; insect;
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根
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root; radical; head (pimple);
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混
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mix; blend; confuse;
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紺
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dark blue; navy;
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魂
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soul; spirit;
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佐
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assistant; help;
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唆
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tempt; seduce; instigate; promote;
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左
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left;
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差
|
distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance;
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査
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investigate;
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砂
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sand;
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詐
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lie; falsehood; deceive; pretend;
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鎖
|
chain; irons; connection;
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座
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squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit;
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債
|
bond; loan; debt;
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催
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sponsor; hold (a meeting); give (a dinner);
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再
|
again; twice; second time;
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最
|
utmost; most; extreme;
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妻
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wife; spouse;
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宰
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superintend; manager; rule;
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彩
|
coloring; paint; makeup;
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才
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genius; years old;
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採
|
pick; take; fetch; take up;
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栽
|
plantation; planting;
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歳
|
year-end; age; occasion; opportunity;
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済
|
finish; come to an end; excusable; need not;
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災
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disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil;
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砕
|
smash; break; crush; familiar; popular;
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祭
|
ritual; offer prayers; celebrate; deify; enshrine; worship;
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斎
|
purification; Buddhist food; room; worship; avoid; alike;
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細
|
dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow;
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菜
|
vegetable; side dish; greens;
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裁
|
tailor; judge; decision; cut out (pattern);
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載
|
ride; board; get on; place; spread; 10**44;
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際
|
occasion; side; edge; verge; dangerous; adventurous; indecent; time; when;
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剤
|
dose; medicine; drug;
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在
|
exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in;
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材
|
lumber; log; timber; wood; talent;
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罪
|
guilt; sin; crime; fault; blame; offense;
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財
|
property; money; wealth; assets;
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坂
|
slope; incline; hill;
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阪
|
heights; slope;
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咲
|
blossom; bloom;
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崎
|
promontory; cape; spit;
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作
|
make; production; prepare; build;
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削
|
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare;
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搾
|
squeeze;
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昨
|
yesterday; previous;
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策
|
scheme; plan; policy; step; means;
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索
|
cord; rope;
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錯
|
confused; mix; be in disorder;
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桜
|
cherry;
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笹
|
bamboo grass;
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冊
|
tome; counter for books; volume;
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刷
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printing; print;
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察
|
guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand;
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撮
|
snapshot; take pictures;
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擦
|
grate; rub; scratch; scrape; chafe; scour;
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札
|
tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid;
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殺
|
kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil;
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雑
|
miscellaneous;
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皿
|
dish; a helping; plate;
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三
|
three;
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傘
|
umbrella;
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参
|
nonplussed; three; going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love;
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山
|
mountain;
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惨
|
wretched; disaster; cruelty; harsh;
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散
|
scatter; disperse; spend; squander;
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桟
|
scaffold; cleat; frame; jetty; bolt (door);
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産
|
products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property;
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算
|
calculate; divining; number; abacus; probability;
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蚕
|
silkworm;
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賛
|
approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with;
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酸
|
acid; bitterness; sour; tart;
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暫
|
temporarily; a while; moment; long time;
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残
|
remainder; leftover; balance;
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仕
|
attend; doing; official; serve;
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伺
|
pay respects; visit; ask; inquire; question; implore;
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使
|
use;
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刺
|
thorn; pierce; stab; prick; sting; calling card;
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司
|
director; official; govt office; rule; administer;
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史
|
history; chronicle;
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嗣
|
heir; succeed;
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四
|
four;
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士
|
gentleman; samurai;
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始
|
commence; begin;
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姉
|
elder sister;
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姿
|
figure; form; shape;
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子
|
child; first sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the rat;
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市
|
market; city; town;
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師
|
expert; teacher; master; army; war;
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志
|
intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling;
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思
|
think;
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指
|
finger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler);
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支
|
branch; support; sustain;
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施
|
alms; apply bandages; admin 1st aid;
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旨
|
delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert;
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枝
|
bough; branch; twig; limb;
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止
|
stop; halt;
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死
|
death; die;
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氏
|
family name; surname; clan;
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祉
|
welfare; happiness;
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私
|
private; I; me;
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糸
|
thread;
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紙
|
paper;
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紫
|
purple; violet;
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肢
|
limb; arms & legs;
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脂
|
fat; grease; tallow; lard; rosin; gum; tar;
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至
|
climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in;
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視
|
inspection; regard as; see; look at;
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詞
|
part of speech; words; poetry;
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詩
|
poem; poetry;
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試
|
test; try; attempt; experiment; ordeal;
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誌
|
document; records;
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諮
|
consult with;
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資
|
assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to;
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賜
|
grant; gift; boon; results;
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雌
|
feminine; female;
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飼
|
domesticate; raise; keep; feed;
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歯
|
tooth; cog;
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事
|
matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly;
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似
|
becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable;
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侍
|
waiter; samurai; wait upon; serve;
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児
|
newborn babe; child; young of animals;
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字
|
character; letter; word; section of village;
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寺
|
Buddhist temple;
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慈
|
mercy;
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持
|
hold; have;
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時
|
time; hour;
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次
|
next; order; sequence;
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治
|
reign; be at peace; calm down; subdue; quell; govt; cure; heal; rule; conserve;
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磁
|
magnet; porcelain;
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示
|
show; indicate; point out; express; display;
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耳
|
ear;
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自
|
oneself;
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辞
|
resign; word; term; expression;
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汐
|
eventide; tide; salt water; opportunity;
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鹿
|
deer;
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式
|
style; ceremony; rite; fn; method; system; form; expr;
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識
|
discriminating; know; write;
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軸
|
axis; pivot; stem; stalk; counter for book scrolls;
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七
|
seven;
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叱
|
scold; reprove;
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執
|
tenacious; take hold; grasp; take to heart;
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失
|
lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss;
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室
|
room; apartment; chamber; greenhouse; cellar;
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湿
|
damp; wet; moist;
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漆
|
lacquer; varnish; seven;
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疾
|
rapidly;
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質
|
substance; quality; matter; temperament;
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実
|
reality; truth;
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芝
|
turf; lawn;
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舎
|
cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion;
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写
|
copy; be photographed; describe;
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射
|
shoot; shine into; onto; archery;
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捨
|
discard; throw away; abandon; resign; reject; sacrifice;
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赦
|
pardon; forgiveness;
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斜
|
diagonal; slanting; oblique;
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煮
|
boil; cook;
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社
|
company; firm; office; association; shrine;
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紗
|
gauze; gossamer;
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者
|
someone; person;
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謝
|
apologize; thank; refuse;
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車
|
car;
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遮
|
intercept; interrupt; obstruct;
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蛇
|
snake; serpent; hard drinker;
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邪
|
wicked; injustice; wrong;
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借
|
borrow; rent;
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勺
|
ladle; one tenth of a go; dip;
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尺
|
shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule;
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爵
|
baron; peerage; court rank;
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酌
|
bartending; serving sake; the host; draw (water); ladle; scoop; pump;
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釈
|
explanation;
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若
|
young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature;
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寂
|
loneliness; quietly; mellow; mature; death of a priest;
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弱
|
weak; frail;
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主
|
lord; chief; master; main thing; principal;
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取
|
take; fetch; take up;
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守
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guard; protect; defend; obey;
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手
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hand;
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朱
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vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody;
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殊
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particularly; especially; exceptionally;
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狩
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hunt; raid; gather;
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珠
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pearl; gem; jewel;
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種
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species; kind; class; variety; seed;
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趣
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gist; proceed to; tend; become;
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酒
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sake; alcohol;
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首
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neck;
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儒
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Confucian;
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受
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accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive;
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寿
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longevity; congratulations; ones natural life;
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授
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impart; instruct; grant; confer;
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樹
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timber trees; wood;
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需
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demand; request; need;
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囚
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captured; criminal; arrest; catch;
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収
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income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store;
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周
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circumference; circuit; lap;
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宗
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religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence;
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就
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concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per;
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州
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state; province;
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修
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discipline; conduct oneself well; study; master;
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愁
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distress; grieve; lament; be anxious;
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拾
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pick up; gather; find; go on foot; ten;
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秀
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excel; excellence; beauty; surpass;
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秋
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autumn;
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終
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end; finish;
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習
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learn;
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臭
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stinking; ill-smelling; suspicious looking; odor; savor; fragrance; be fragrant; stink; glow; be bright;
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舟
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boat; ship;
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衆
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masses; great numbers; multitude; populace;
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襲
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attack; advance on; succeed to; pile; heap;
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週
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week;
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酬
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repay; reward; retribution;
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集
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gather; meet; congregate; swarm; flock;
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醜
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ugly; unclean; shame; bad looking;
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住
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dwell; reside; live; inhabit;
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充
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allot; fill;
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十
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ten;
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従
|
accompany; obey; submit to; comply; follow; secondary; incidental; subordinate;
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柔
|
tender; weakness; gentleness; softness;
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汁
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soup; juice; broth; sap; gravy; pus;
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渋
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astringent; hesitate; reluctant; have diarrhea;
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獣
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animal; beast;
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縦
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vertical; length; height; self-indulgent; wayward;
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重
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heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold;
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銃
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gun; arms;
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叔
|
uncle; youth;
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宿
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inn; lodging; relay station; dwell; lodge; be pregnant; home; dwelling;
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淑
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graceful; gentle; pure;
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祝
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celebrate; congratulate;
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縮
|
shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce;
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粛
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solemn; quietly; softly;
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塾
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cram school; private school;
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熟
|
mellow; ripen; mature; acquire skill;
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出
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exit; leave;
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術
|
art; technique; skill; means; trick; resources; magic;
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述
|
mention; state; speak; relate;
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俊
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sagacious; genius; excellence;
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春
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springtime; spring (season);
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瞬
|
wink; blink; twinkle;
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准
|
quasi-; semi-; associate;
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循
|
sequential; fellow;
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旬
|
decameron; 10day period; season (for specific products;
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殉
|
martyrdom; follow by resigning;
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準
|
semi-; correspond to; proportionate to; conform; imitate;
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潤
|
wet; be watered; profit by; receive benefits; favor; charm; steep;
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盾
|
shield; escutcheon; pretext;
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純
|
genuine; purity; innocence; net (profit);
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巡
|
patrol; go around; circumference;
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遵
|
abide by; follow; obey; learn;
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順
|
obey; order; turn; right; docility; occasion;
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処
|
dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place;
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初
|
first time; beginning;
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所
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place;
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暑
|
sultry; hot; summer heat;
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渚
|
strand; beach; shore;
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庶
|
commoner; all; bastard;
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緒
|
thong; beginning; inception; end; cord; strap;
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署
|
signature; govt office; police station;
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書
|
write;
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諸
|
various; many; several; together;
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助
|
help; rescue; assist;
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叙
|
confer; relate; narrate; describe;
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女
|
woman; female;
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序
|
preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally;
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徐
|
gradually; slowly; deliberately; gently;
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除
|
exclude; division (x/3); remove; abolish; cancel; except;
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傷
|
wound; hurt; injure; impair; pain; injury; cut; gash; scar; weak point;
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償
|
reparation; make up for; recompense; redeem;
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勝
|
victory; win; prevail; excel;
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匠
|
artisan; workman; carpenter;
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升
|
measuring box; 1.8 liter;
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召
|
seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold);
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商
|
make a deal; selling; dealing in; merchant;
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唱
|
chant; recite; call upon; yell;
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奨
|
exhort; urge; encourage;
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宵
|
wee hours; evening; early night;
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将
|
leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about;
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小
|
little; small;
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少
|
few; little;
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尚
|
esteem; furthermore; still; yet;
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床
|
bed; floor; padding; tatami;
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彰
|
patent; clear;
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承
|
aquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive;
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抄
|
extract; selection; summary; copy; spread thin;
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招
|
beckon; invite; summon; engage;
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掌
|
manipulate; rule; administer; conduct; palm of hand;
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昇
|
rise up;
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昌
|
prosperous; bright; clear;
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昭
|
shining; bright;
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晶
|
sparkle; clear; crystal;
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松
|
pine tree;
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梢
|
treetops; twig;
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沼
|
marsh; lake; bog; swamp; pond;
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消
|
extinguish; blow out; turn off; neutralize; cancel;
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渉
|
ford; ferry; port;
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焼
|
bake; burning;
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焦
|
char; hurry; impatient; irritate; burn; scorch; singe;
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照
|
illuminate; shine; compare; bashful;
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症
|
symptoms; illness;
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省
|
focus; government ministry; conserve;
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硝
|
nitrate; saltpeter;
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礁
|
reef; sunken rock;
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祥
|
auspicious; happiness; good omen;
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称
|
appellation; praise; admire; name; title; fame;
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章
|
badge; chapter; composition; poem; design;
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笑
|
laugh;
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粧
|
cosmetics; adorn (ones person);
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紹
|
introduce; inherit; help;
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肖
|
resemblance;
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衝
|
collide; brunt; highway; opposition (astronomy); thrust; pierce; stab; prick;
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訟
|
sue; accuse;
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証
|
evidence; proof; certificate;
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詔
|
imperial edict;
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詳
|
detailed; full; minute; accurate; well-informed;
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象
|
elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times);
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賞
|
prize; reward; praise;
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鐘
|
bell; gong; chimes;
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障
|
hinder; hurt; harm;
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上
|
above; up;
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丈
|
length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; thats all; merely;
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乗
|
ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join;
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冗
|
superfluous; uselessness;
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剰
|
surplus; besides;
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城
|
castle;
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場
|
location; place;
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壌
|
lot; earth; soil;
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嬢
|
lass; girl; Miss; daughter;
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常
|
usual; ordinary; normal; regular;
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情
|
feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts;
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条
|
article; clause; item; stripe; streak; TWIG
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浄
|
clean; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu Dynasty;
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状
|
status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance;
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畳
|
tatami mat; counter for tatami mats; fold; shut up; do away with;
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蒸
|
steam; heat; sultry; foment; get musty;
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譲
|
defer; turnover; transfer; convey;
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醸
|
brew; cause;
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錠
|
lock; fetters; shackles;
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嘱
|
entrust; request; send a message;
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飾
|
decorate; ornament; adorn; embellish;
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植
|
plant;
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殖
|
augment; increase; multiply; raise;
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織
|
weave; fabric;
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職
|
post; employment; work;
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色
|
color;
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触
|
contact; touch; feel; hit; proclaim; announce; conflict;
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食
|
eat; food;
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辱
|
embarrass; humiliate; shame;
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伸
|
expand; stretch; extend; lengthen; increase;
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信
|
faith; truth; fidelity; trust;
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侵
|
encroach; invade; raid; trespass; violate;
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唇
|
lips;
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娠
|
with child; pregnancy;
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寝
|
lie down; sleep; rest; bed; remain unsold;
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審
|
hearing; judge; trial;
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心
|
heart; mind; spirit;
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慎
|
humility; be careful; discrete; prudent;
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振
|
shake; wave; wag; swing;
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新
|
new;
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森
|
forest; woods;
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浸
|
immersed; soak; dip; steep; moisten; wet; dunk;
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深
|
deep; heighten; intensify; strengthen;
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申
|
speaketh; have the honor to; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the monkey;
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真
|
true; reality; Buddhist sect;
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神
|
gods; mind; soul;
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紳
|
sire; good belt; gentleman;
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臣
|
retainer; subject;
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薪
|
fuel; firewood; kindling;
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親
|
parent; intimacy; relative; familiarity; dealer (cards);
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診
|
checkup; seeing; diagnose; examine;
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身
|
somebody; person; ones station in life;
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辛
|
spicy; bitter; hot; acrid;
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進
|
advance; proceed; progress; promote;
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針
|
needle; pin; staple; stinger;
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震
|
quake; shake; tremble; quiver; shiver;
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人
|
person;
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仁
|
humanity; virtue; benevolence; charity; man; kernel;
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刃
|
blade; sword; edge;
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尋
|
inquire; fathom; look for;
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甚
|
tremendously; very; great; exceedingly;
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尽
|
exhaust; use up; run out of; befriend; serve;
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迅
|
swift; fast;
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陣
|
camp; battle array; ranks; position;
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須
|
ought; by all means; necessarily;
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酢
|
vinegar; sour; acid; tart;
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図
|
map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally;
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吹
|
blow; breathe; puff; emit; smoke;
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垂
|
droop; suspend; hang; slouch;
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帥
|
commander; leading troops; governor;
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推
|
conjecture; infer; guess; suppose; support;
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水
|
water;
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炊
|
cook; boil;
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睡
|
drowsy; sleep; die;
|
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粋
|
chic; style; purity; essence; pith; cream; elite; choice;
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衰
|
decline; wane; weaken;
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遂
|
consummate; accomplish; attain; commit (suicide);
|
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酔
|
drunk; feel sick; poisoned; elated; spellbound;
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錘
|
weight; plumb bob; sinker; SPINDLE
|
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随
|
follow; though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all; obey; submit to; comply; at the mercy of (the waves);
|
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髄
|
marrow; pith;
|
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崇
|
adore; respect; revere; worship;
|
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数
|
number; strength; fate; law; figures;
|
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枢
|
hinge; pivot; door;
|
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据
|
set; lay a foundation; install; equip; squat down; sit down;
|
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杉
|
cedar; cryptomeria;
|
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澄
|
lucidity; be clear; clear; clarify; settle; strain; look grave;
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寸
|
measurement; foot/10;
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世
|
generation; world; society; public;
|
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瀬
|
rapids; current; torrent; shallows; shoal;
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畝
|
furrow; 30 tsubo; ridge; rib;
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是
|
just so; this; right; justice;
|
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制
|
system; law; rule;
|
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勢
|
forces; energy; military strength;
|
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姓
|
surname;
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征
|
subjugate; attack the rebellious; collect taxes;
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性
|
sex; gender; nature;
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成
|
turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach;
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政
|
politics; government;
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整
|
organize; arranging; tune; tone; meter; key (music);
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星
|
star; spot; dot; mark;
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晴
|
clear up;
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正
|
correct; justice; righteous; 10**40;
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清
|
pure; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu dynasty;
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牲
|
animal sacrifice; offering;
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生
|
life; genuine; birth;
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盛
|
boom; prosper; copulate;
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精
|
refined; ghost; fairy; energy; vitality; semen; excellence; purity; skill;
|
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聖
|
holy; saint; sage; master; priest;
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声
|
voice;
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製
|
made in...; manufacture;
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西
|
west; Spain;
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誠
|
sincerity; admonish; warn; prohibit; truth; fidelity;
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誓
|
vow; swear; pledge;
|
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請
|
solicit; invite; ask;
|
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逝
|
departed; die;
|
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青
|
blue; green;
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静
|
quiet;
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斉
|
adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety of;
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税
|
tax; duty;
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隻
|
vessels; counter for ships; fish; birds; arrows; one of a pair;
|
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席
|
seat; mat; occasion; place;
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惜
|
pity; be sparing of; frugal; stingy; regret;
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斥
|
reject; retreat; recede; withdraw; repel; repulse;
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昔
|
once upon a time; antiquity; old times;
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析
|
chop; divide; tear; analyze;
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石
|
stone;
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積
|
volume; product (x*y); acreage; contents; pile up; stack; load; amass;
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籍
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enroll; domiciliary register; membership;
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績
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exploits; unreeling cocoons;
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責
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blame; condemn; censure;
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赤
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red;
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跡
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tracks; mark; print; impression;
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切
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cut; cutoff; be sharp;
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拙
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bungling; clumsy; unskillful;
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接
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touch; contact; adjoin; piece together;
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摂
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vicarious; surrogate; act in addition to;
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折
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fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit;
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設
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establishment; provision; prepare;
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窃
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stealth; steal; secret; private; hushed;
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節
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node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody;
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説
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rumor; opinion; theory;
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雪
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snow;
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絶
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discontinue; beyond; sever; cut off; abstain; interrupt; suppress;
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舌
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tongue; reed; clapper;
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仙
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hermit; wizard; cent;
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先
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before; ahead; previous; future; precedence;
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千
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thousand;
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占
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fortune telling; divine; forecast; occupy; hold; have; get; take;
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宣
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proclaim; say; announce;
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専
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specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely;
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川
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stream; river;
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戦
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war; battle; match;
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扇
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fan; folding fan;
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栓
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plug; bolt; cork; bung; stopper;
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泉
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spring; fountain;
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浅
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shallow; superficial; frivolous; wretched; shameful;
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洗
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wash; inquire into; probe;
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染
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dye; color; paint; stain; print;
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潜
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submerge; conceal; hide; lower (voice); hush;
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旋
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rotation; go around;
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線
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line; track;
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繊
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slender; fine; thin kimono;
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船
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ship; boat;
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薦
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recommend; mat; advise; encourage; offer;
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践
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tread; step on; trample; practice; carry through;
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選
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elect; select; choose; prefer;
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遷
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transition; move; change;
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銭
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coin; .01 yen; money;
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銑
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pig iron;
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鮮
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fresh; vivid; clear; brilliant; Korea;
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前
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in front; before;
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善
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virtuous; good; goodness;
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漸
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steadily; gradually advancing; finally; barely;
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然
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sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well;
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全
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whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill;
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禅
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Zen; silent meditation;
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繕
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darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust;
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塑
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model; molding;
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措
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set aside; give up; suspend; discontinue; lay aside; except;
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疎
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alienate; rough; neglect; shun; sparse;
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礎
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cornerstone; foundation stone;
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祖
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ancestor; pioneer; founder;
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租
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tariff; crop tax; borrowing;
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粗
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coarse; rough; rugged;
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素
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elementary; principle; naked; uncovered;
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組
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association; braid; plait; construct; assemble; unite; cooperate; grapple;
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訴
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accusation; sue; complain of pain; appeal to;
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阻
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thwart; separate from; prevent; obstruct; deter; impede;
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僧
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Buddhist priest; monk;
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創
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genesis; wound; injury; hurt; start; originate;
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双
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pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs;
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倉
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godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury;
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喪
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miss; mourning;
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壮
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robust; manhood; prosperity;
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奏
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play music; speak to a ruler; complete;
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層
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stratum; social class; layer; story; floor;
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想
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concept; think; idea; thought;
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捜
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search; look for; locate;
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掃
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sweep; brush;
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挿
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insert; put in; graft; wear (sword);
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操
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maneuver; manipulate; operate; steer; chastity; virginity; fidelity;
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早
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early; fast;
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曹
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cadet; friend;
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巣
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nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den;
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槽
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vat; tub; tank;
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燥
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parch; dry up;
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争
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contend; dispute; argue;
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相
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inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy;
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窓
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window; pane;
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総
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general; whole; all; full; total;
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草
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grass; weeds; herbs; pasture; write; draft;
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荘
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villa; inn; cottage; feudal manor;
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葬
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interment; bury; shelve;
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藻
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seaweed; duckweed;
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装
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attire; dress; pretend; disguise; profess;
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走
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run;
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送
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escort; send;
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遭
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encounter; meet; party; association; interview; join;
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霜
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frost;
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騒
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boisterous; make noise; clamor; disturb; excite;
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像
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statue; picture; image; figure; portrait;
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増
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increase; add; augment; gain; promote;
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憎
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hate; detest;
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臓
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entrails; viscera; bowels;
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蔵
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storehouse; hide; own; have; possess;
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贈
|
presents; send; give to; award to; confer on; presenting something;
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造
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create; make; structure; physique;
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促
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stimulate; urge; press; demand; incite;
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側
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side; lean; oppose; regret;
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則
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rule; follow; based on; model after;
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即
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instant; namely; as is; conform; agree; adapt;
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息
|
breath; respiration; son; interest (on money);
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束
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bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control;
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測
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fathom; plan; scheme; measure;
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足
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leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear;
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速
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quick; fast;
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俗
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vulgar; customs; manners; worldliness; mundane things;
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属
|
belong; genus; subordinate official; affiliated;
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賊
|
burglar; rebel; traitor; robber;
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族
|
tribe; family;
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続
|
continue; series; sequel;
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卒
|
graduate; soldier; private; die;
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袖
|
sleeve; wing (building); extension; give cold shoulder;
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存
|
suppose; be aware of; believe; feel;
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孫
|
grandchild; descendants;
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尊
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revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted;
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損
|
damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure;
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村
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town; village;
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他
|
other; another; the others;
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多
|
many; frequent; much;
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太
|
plump; thick; big around;
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堕
|
degenerate; descend to; lapse into;
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妥
|
gentle; peace; depravity;
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惰
|
lazy; laziness;
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打
|
strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen;
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駄
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burdensome; pack horse; horse load; send by horse;
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体
|
body; substance; object; reality; counter for images;
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対
|
vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare;
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耐
|
-proof; enduring;
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帯
|
sash; belt; obi; zone; region;
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待
|
wait; depend on;
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怠
|
neglect; laziness;
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態
|
attitude; condition; figure; appearance; voice (of verbs);
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替
|
exchange; spare; substitute; per-;
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泰
|
peaceful; calm; peace; easy; Thailand;
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滞
|
stagnate; be delayed; overdue; arrears;
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胎
|
womb; uterus;
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袋
|
sack; bag; pouch;
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貸
|
lend;
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退
|
retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject;
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逮
|
apprehend; chase;
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隊
|
regiment; party; company; squad;
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代
|
substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; generation; charge; rate; fee;
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台
|
pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles;
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大
|
large; big;
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第
|
No.; residence;
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題
|
topic; subject;
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滝
|
waterfall; rapids; cascade;
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卓
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eminent; table; desk; high;
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宅
|
home; house; residence; our house; my husband;
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択
|
choose; select; elect; prefer;
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拓
|
clear (the land); open; break up (land);
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沢
|
swamp;
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濯
|
laundry; wash; pour on; rinse;
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託
|
consign; requesting; entrusting with; pretend; hint;
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濁
|
voiced; uncleanness; wrong; nigori; impurity;
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諾
|
consent; assent; agreement;
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只
|
only; free; in addition;
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但
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however; but;
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辰
|
sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac;
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奪
|
rob; take by force; snatch away; dispossess; plunder; usurp;
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脱
|
undress; removing; escape from; get rid of; be left out; take off;
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棚
|
shelf; ledge; rack; mount; mantle; trellis;
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谷
|
valley;
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丹
|
rust-colored; red; read lead; pills;
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単
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simple; one; single; merely;
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嘆
|
sigh; lament; moan; grieve;
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担
|
shouldering; carry; raise; bear;
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探
|
grope; search; look for;
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旦
|
nightbreak; dawn; morning;
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淡
|
thin; faint; pale; fleeting;
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炭
|
charcoal; coal;
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短
|
short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point;
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端
|
edge; origin; end; point; border; verge; cape;
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胆
|
gall bladder; courage; pluck; nerve;
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誕
|
nativity; be born; declension; lie; be arbitrary;
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鍛
|
forge; discipline; train;
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団
|
group; association;
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壇
|
podium; stage; rostrum; terrace;
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弾
|
bullet; twang; flip; snap;
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断
|
severance; decline; refuse; apologize; warn; dismiss; prohibit; decision; judgement; cutting;
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暖
|
warmth;
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段
|
grade; steps; stairs;
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男
|
male;
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談
|
discuss; talk;
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値
|
price; cost; value;
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知
|
know; wisdom;
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地
|
ground; earth;
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恥
|
shame; dishonor;
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智
|
wisdom; intellect; reason;
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池
|
pond; cistern; pool; reservoir;
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痴
|
stupid; foolish;
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稚
|
immature; young;
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置
|
placement; put; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn;
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致
|
doth; do; send; forward; cause; exert; incur; engage;
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遅
|
slow; late; back; later;
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築
|
fabricate; build; construct;
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畜
|
livestock; domestic fowl and animals;
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竹
|
bamboo;
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蓄
|
amass; keeping a concubine; phonograph;
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逐
|
pursue; drive away; chase; accomplish; attain; commit;
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秩
|
regularity; salary; order;
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窒
|
plug up; obstruct;
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茶
|
tea;
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嫡
|
legitimate wife; direct descent (non-bastard);
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着
|
don; arrive; wear; counter for suits of clothing;
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中
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in; inside; middle; mean; center;
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仲
|
go-between; relationship;
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宙
|
mid-air; air; space; sky; memorization; interval of time;
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忠
|
loyalty; fidelity; faithfulness;
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抽
|
pluck; pull; extract; excel;
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昼
|
daytime; noon;
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柱
|
pillar; post; cylinder; support;
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注
|
pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate;
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虫
|
insect; bug; temper;
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衷
|
inmost; heart; mind; inside;
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鋳
|
casting; mint;
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駐
|
stop-over; reside in; resident;
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猪
|
boar;
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著
|
renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work;
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貯
|
savings; store; lay in; keep; wear mustache;
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丁
|
street; ward; town; counter for guns tools leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign;
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兆
|
portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms;
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帳
|
notebook; account book; album;
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庁
|
government office;
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弔
|
condolences; mourning; funeral;
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張
|
lengthen; counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent);
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彫
|
carve; engrave; chisel;
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徴
|
indications; sign; omen; symptom; collect; seek; refer to; question;
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懲
|
penal; chastise; punish; discipline;
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挑
|
challenge; contend for; make love to;
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朝
|
morning; dynasty; regime; epoch; period; (North) Korea;
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潮
|
tide; salt water; opportunity;
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町
|
village; town; block; street;
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眺
|
stare; watch; look at; see; scrutinize;
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聴
|
listen; headstrong; naughty; careful inquiry;
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脹
|
dilate; distend; bulge; fill out; swell;
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腸
|
intestines; guts; bowels; viscera;
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蝶
|
butterfly;
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調
|
tune; tone; meter; key (music); writing style; prepare; exorcise; investigate;
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超
|
transcend; super-; ultra-;
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跳
|
hop; leap up; spring; jerk; prance; buck; splash; sputter; snap;
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長
|
long; leader;
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頂
|
place on the head; receive; top of head; top; summit; peak;
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鳥
|
bird; chicken;
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勅
|
imperial order;
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直
|
straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair;
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朕
|
majestic plural; imperial we;
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沈
|
sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed; aloes;
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珍
|
rare; curious; strange;
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賃
|
fare; fee; hire; rent; wages; charge;
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鎮
|
tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers;
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陳
|
exhibit; state; relate; explain;
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津
|
haven; port; harbor; ferry;
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墜
|
crash; fall (down);
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追
|
chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile;
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痛
|
pain; hurt; damage; bruise;
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通
|
traffic; pass through; avenue; commute; counter for letters;
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塚
|
hillock; mound;
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漬
|
pickling; soak; moisten; steep;
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辻
|
crossing; crossroad; street corners; (kokuji);
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蔦
|
vine; ivy;
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坪
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two-mat area;
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釣
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angling; fish; catch; allure; ensnare;
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鶴
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crane; stork;
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亭
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pavilion; restaurant; mansion; arbor; cottage; vaudeville; music hall; stage name;
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低
|
lower; short; humble;
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停
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halt; stopping;
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偵
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spy;
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貞
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upright; chastity; constancy; righteousness;
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呈
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display; offer; present; send; exhibit;
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堤
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dike; bank; embankment;
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定
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determine; fix; establish; decide;
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帝
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sovereign; the emperor; god; creator;
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底
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bottom; sole; depth; bottom price; base; kind; sort;
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庭
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courtyard; garden; yard;
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廷
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courts; imperial court; government office;
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弟
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younger brother; faitherful service to elders;
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抵
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resist; reach; touch;
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提
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propose; take along; carry in hand;
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程
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extent; degree; law; formula; distance; limits; amount;
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締
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tighten; tie; shut; lock; fasten;
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艇
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rowboat; small boat;
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訂
|
revise; correct; decide;
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邸
|
residence; mansion;
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泥
|
mud; mire; adhere to; be attached to;
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摘
|
pinch; pick; pluck; trim; clip; summarize;
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敵
|
enemy; foe; opponent;
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滴
|
drip; drop;
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的
|
bulls eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending;
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笛
|
flute; clarinet; pipe; whistle; bagpipe; piccolo;
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適
|
suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable;
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哲
|
philosophy; clear;
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徹
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penetrate; clear; pierce; strike home; sit up (all night);
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撤
|
remove; withdraw; disarm; dismantle; reject; exclude;
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迭
|
transfer; alternation;
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鉄
|
iron;
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典
|
code; ceremony; law; rule;
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天
|
heavens; sky; imperial;
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展
|
unfold; expand;
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店
|
store; shop;
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添
|
annexed; accompany; marry; suit; meet; satisfy; attach; append; garnish; imitate;
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転
|
revolve; turn around; change;
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点
|
spot; point; mark; speck; decimal point;
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伝
|
transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition;
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殿
|
Mr.; hall; mansion; palace; temple; lord;
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田
|
rice field; rice paddy;
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電
|
electricity;
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吐
|
spit; vomit; belch; confess; tell (lies);
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塗
|
paint; plaster; daub; smear; coating;
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徒
|
junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people;
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斗
|
Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper;
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渡
|
transit; ford; ferry; cross; import; deliver; diameter; migrate;
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登
|
ascend; climb up;
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途
|
route; way; road;
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都
|
metropolis; capital;
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努
|
toil; diligent; as much as possible;
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度
|
degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences;
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土
|
soil; earth; ground; Turkey;
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奴
|
guy; slave; manservant; fellow;
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怒
|
angry; be offended;
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倒
|
overthrow; fall; collapse; drop; break down;
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党
|
party; faction; clique;
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冬
|
winter;
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凍
|
frozen; congeal; refrigerate;
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刀
|
sword; saber; knife;
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唐
|
Tang; China;
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塔
|
pagoda; tower; steeple;
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島
|
island;
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悼
|
lament; grieve over;
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投
|
throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss;
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搭
|
board; load (a vehicle); ride;
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東
|
east;
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桃
|
peach tree;
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棟
|
ridgepole; ridge;
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盗
|
steal; rob; pilfer;
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湯
|
hot water; bath; hot spring;
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灯
|
lamp; a light; light; counter for lights;
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当
|
hit; right; appropriate; himself;
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痘
|
pox; smallpox;
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等
|
etc.; and so forth; class (1st); quality; equal; similar;
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答
|
solution; answer;
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筒
|
cylinder; pipe; tube; gun barrel; sleeve;
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糖
|
sugar;
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統
|
overall; relationship; ruling; governing;
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到
|
arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in;
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藤
|
wistaria;
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討
|
chastise; attack; defeat; destroy; conquer;
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謄
|
mimeograph; copy;
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豆
|
beans; pea; midget;
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踏
|
step; trample; carry through; appraise; evade payment;
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逃
|
escape; flee; shirk; evade; set free;
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透
|
transparent; permeate; filter; penetrate;
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陶
|
pottery; porcelain;
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頭
|
head; counter for large animals;
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騰
|
inflation; advancing; going;
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闘
|
fight; war;
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働
|
work; (kokuji);
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動
|
move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake;
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同
|
same; agree; equal;
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堂
|
public chamber; hall;
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導
|
guidance; leading; conduct; usher;
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洞
|
den; cave; excavation;
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瞳
|
pupil;
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童
|
juvenile; child;
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胴
|
trunk; torso; hull (ship); hub of wheel;
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道
|
road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings;
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銅
|
copper;
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峠
|
mountain peak; mountain pass; climax; crest; (kokuji);
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匿
|
hide; shelter; shield;
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得
|
gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit;
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徳
|
benevolence; virtue; goodness; commanding respect;
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特
|
special;
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督
|
coach; command; urge; lead; supervise;
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篤
|
fervent; kind; cordial; serious; deliberate;
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毒
|
poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite;
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独
|
single; alone; spontaneously; Germany;
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読
|
read;
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凸
|
convex; beetle brow; uneven;
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突
|
stab; protruding; thrusting; thrust; pierce; prick;
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届
|
deliver; reach; arrive; report; notify; forward;
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寅
|
sign of the tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac;
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酉
|
sign of the bird; west (sake rad); tenth sign of Chinese zodiac;
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屯
|
barracks; police station; camp;
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豚
|
pork; pig;
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曇
|
cloudy weather; cloud up;
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鈍
|
dull; slow; foolish; blunt;
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奈
|
Nara; what?;
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内
|
inside; within; between; among; house; home;
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縄
|
straw rope; cord;
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南
|
south;
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楠
|
camphor tree;
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軟
|
soft;
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難
|
difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect;
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二
|
two;
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尼
|
nun;
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弐
|
II; two; second;
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肉
|
meat;
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虹
|
rainbow;
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日
|
day; sun; Japan;
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乳
|
milk; breasts;
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入
|
enter; insert;
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如
|
likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal;
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尿
|
urine;
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任
|
responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint;
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妊
|
pregnancy;
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忍
|
endure; bear; put up with; conceal; secrete; spy; sneak;
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認
|
acknowledge; witness; discern; recognize; appreciate; believe;
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寧
|
rather; preferably;
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猫
|
cat;
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熱
|
heat; temperature; fever; mania; passion;
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年
|
year;
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念
|
wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention;
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燃
|
burn; blaze; glow;
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粘
|
sticky; glutinous; greasy; persevere;
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之
|
of; this;
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悩
|
trouble; worry; in pain; distress; illness;
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濃
|
concentrated; thick; dark; undiluted;
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納
|
settlement; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store;
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能
|
ability; talent; skill; capacity;
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脳
|
brain; memory;
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農
|
agriculture; farmers;
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把
|
grasp; faggot; bunch; counter for bundles;
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覇
|
hegemony; supremacy; leadership; champion;
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波
|
waves; billows; Poland;
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派
|
faction; group; party; clique; sect; school;
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破
|
rend; rip; tear; break; destroy; defeat; frustrate;
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婆
|
old woman; grandma; wet nurse;
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馬
|
horse;
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俳
|
haiku; actor;
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廃
|
abolish; obsolete; cessation; discarding; abandon;
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拝
|
worship; adore; pray to;
|
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排
|
repudiate; exclude; expel; reject;
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敗
|
failure; defeat; reversal;
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杯
|
cupfuls; wine glass; glass; toast;
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背
|
stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel;
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肺
|
lungs;
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輩
|
comrade; fellow; people; companions;
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配
|
distribute; spouse; exile; rationing;
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倍
|
double; twice; times; fold;
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培
|
cultivate; foster;
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媒
|
mediator; go-between;
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買
|
buy;
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売
|
sell;
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賠
|
compensation; indemnify;
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陪
|
obeisance; follow; accompany; attend on;
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伯
|
chief; count; earl; uncle; Brazil;
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博
|
Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair;
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拍
|
clap; beat (music);
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泊
|
overnight; put up at; ride at anchor; 3-day stay;
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白
|
white;
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舶
|
liner; ship;
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薄
|
dilute; thin; weak (tea);
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迫
|
urge; force; imminent; spur on;
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漠
|
vague; obscure; desert; wide;
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爆
|
bomb; burst open; pop; split;
|
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縛
|
truss; arrest; bind; tie; restrain;
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麦
|
barley; wheat;
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箱
|
box; chest; case; bin; railway car;
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肌
|
texture; skin; body; grain;
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畑
|
farm; field; garden; ones specialty; (kokuji);
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八
|
eight;
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鉢
|
bowl; rice tub; pot; crown;
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発
|
discharge; departure; publish; emit; start from; disclose;
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髪
|
hair of the head;
|
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伐
|
fell; strike; attack; punish;
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罰
|
penalty; punishment;
|
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抜
|
slip out; extract; pull out; pilfer; quote; remove; omit;
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閥
|
clique; lineage; pedigree; faction; clan;
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鳩
|
pigeon; dove;
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伴
|
consort; accompany; bring with; companion;
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判
|
judgement; signature; stamp; seal;
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半
|
half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-;
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反
|
anti-;
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帆
|
sail;
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搬
|
conveyor; carry; transport;
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板
|
plank; board; plate; stage;
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版
|
printing block; printing plate; edition; impression; label;
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犯
|
crime; sin; offense;
|
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班
|
squad; corps; unit; group;
|
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畔
|
paddy-ridge; levee;
|
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繁
|
luxuriant; thick; overgrown; frequency; complexity; trouble;
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般
|
carrier; carry; all;
|
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藩
|
clan; enclosure;
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販
|
marketing; sell; trade;
|
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範
|
pattern; example; model;
|
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煩
|
anxiety; trouble; worry; pain; ill; annoy; nuisance; irksome;
|
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頒
|
distribute; disseminate; partition; understand;
|
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飯
|
meal; boiled rice;
|
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晩
|
nightfall; night;
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番
|
turn; number in a series;
|
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盤
|
tray; shallow bowl; platter; tub; board; phonograph record;
|
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蛮
|
barbarian;
|
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卑
|
lowly; base; vile; vulgar;
|
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否
|
negate; no; noes; refuse; decline; deny;
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妃
|
queen; princess;
|
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彼
|
he; that; the;
|
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悲
|
jail cell; grieve; sad; deplore; regret;
|
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扉
|
front door; title page; front page;
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|
批
|
criticism; strike;
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披
|
expose; open;
|
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比
|
compare; race; ratio; Phillipines;
|
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泌
|
ooze; flow; soak in; penetrate; secrete;
|
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疲
|
exhausted; tire; weary;
|
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皮
|
pelt; skin; hide; leather;
|
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碑
|
tombstone; monument;
|
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秘
|
secret; conceal;
|
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罷
|
quit; stop; leave; withdraw; go;
|
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肥
|
fertilizer; get fat; fertile; manure; pamper;
|
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被
|
incur; cover; veil; brood over; shelter; wear; put on; be exposed (film); receiving;
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費
|
expense; cost; spend; consume; waste;
|
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避
|
evade; avoid; avert; ward off; shirk; shun;
|
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非
|
un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-;
|
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飛
|
fly; skip (pages); scatter;
|
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備
|
equip; provision; preparation;
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尾
|
tail; end; counter for fish; lower slope of mountain;
|
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微
|
delicate; minuteness; insignificance;
|
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美
|
beauty; beautiful;
|
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鼻
|
nose; snout;
|
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匹
|
equal; head; counter for small animals; roll of cloth;
|
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彦
|
lad; boy (ancient);
|
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必
|
invariably; certain; inevitable;
|
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筆
|
writing brush; writing; painting brush; handwriting;
|
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姫
|
princess;
|
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百
|
hundred;
|
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俵
|
bag; bale; sack; counter for bags;
|
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標
|
signpost; seal; mark; stamp; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; target;
|
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|
|
氷
|
icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal;
|
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|
漂
|
drift; float (on liquid);
|
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票
|
ballot; label; ticket; sign;
|
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表
|
surface; table; chart; diagram;
|
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|
評
|
evaluate; criticism; comment;
|
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描
|
sketch; compose; write; draw; paint;
|
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病
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ill; sick;
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秒
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second (1/60 minute);
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苗
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seedling; sapling; shoot;
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品
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goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses;
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浜
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seacoast; beach; seashore;
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貧
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poverty; poor;
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賓
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V.I.P.; guest;
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頻
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repeatedly; recur;
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敏
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cleverness; agile; alert;
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瓶
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flower pot; bottle; vial; jar; jug; vat; urn;
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不
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negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy;
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付
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adhere; attach; refer to; append;
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夫
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husband; man;
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婦
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lady; woman; wife; bride;
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富
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wealth; enrich; abundant;
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布
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linen; cloth;
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府
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borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse;
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怖
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dreadful; be frightened; fearful;
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扶
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aid; help; assist;
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敷
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spread; pave; sit; promulgate;
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普
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universal; wide(ly); generally; Prussia;
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浮
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floating; float; rise to surface;
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父
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father;
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符
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token; sign; mark; tally; charm;
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腐
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rot; decay; sour;
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膚
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skin; body; grain; texture; disposition;
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譜
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musical score; music; note; staff; table; genealogy;
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負
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defeat; negative; -; minus; bear; owe; assume a responsibility;
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賦
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levy; ode; prose; poem; tribute; installment;
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赴
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proceed; get; become; tend;
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附
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affixed; attach; refer to; append;
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侮
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scorn; despise; make light of; contempt;
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武
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warrior; military; chivalry; arms;
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舞
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dance; flit; circle; wheel;
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部
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section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine;
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封
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seal; closing;
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風
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wind; air; style; manner;
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伏
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prostrated; bend down; bow; cover; lay (pipes);
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副
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vice-; duplicate; copy;
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復
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restore; return to; revert; resume;
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幅
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hanging scroll; width;
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服
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clothing; admit; obey; discharge;
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福
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blessing; fortune; luck; wealth;
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腹
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abdomen; belly; stomach;
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複
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duplicate; double; compound; multiple;
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覆
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capsize; cover; shade; mantle; be ruined;
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払
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pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of;
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沸
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seethe; boil; ferment; uproar; breed;
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仏
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Buddha; the dead; France;
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物
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thing; object; matter;
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分
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part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; ones lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/10;
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噴
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erupt; spout; emit; flush out;
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墳
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tomb; mound;
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憤
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aroused; resent; be indignant; anger;
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奮
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stirred up; be invigorated; flourish;
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粉
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flour; powder; dust;
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紛
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distract; be mistaken for; go astray; divert;
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雰
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atmosphere; fog;
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文
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sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan;
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聞
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hear; ask; listen;
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丙
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third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign;
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併
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join; get together; unite; collective;
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兵
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soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics;
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塀
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fence; wall; (kokuji);
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幣
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cash; bad habit; humble prefix; gift; Shinto offerings of cloth; rope; cut paper;
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平
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even; flat; peace;
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弊
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abuse; evil; vice; breakage;
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柄
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design; pattern; build; nature; handle; crank; grip; knob; shaft;
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並
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row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal;
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閉
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closed; shut;
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陛
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highness; steps (of throne);
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米
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rice; USA; metre;
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頁
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page; leaf;
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壁
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wall; lining (stomach); fence;
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癖
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mannerism; habit; vice; trait; fault; kink;
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別
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separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially;
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偏
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partial; side; left-side radical; inclining; biased;
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変
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unusual; change; strange;
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片
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one-sided; leaf; sheet;
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編
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compilation; knit; plait; braid; twist; editing; completed poem; part of a book;
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辺
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environs; boundary; border; vicinity;
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返
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return; answer; fade; repay;
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遍
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everywhere; times; widely; generally;
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便
|
convenience;
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勉
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exertion;
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弁
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valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish;
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保
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protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support;
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舗
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shop; store;
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捕
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catch; capture;
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歩
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walk; counter for steps;
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補
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supplement; supply; make good; offset; compensate; assistant; learner;
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募
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recruit; campaign; gather (contributions); enlist; grow violent;
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墓
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grave; tomb;
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慕
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pining; yearn for; love dearly; adore;
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暮
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livelihood; make a living; spend time;
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母
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mama; mother;
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簿
|
register; record book;
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倣
|
emulate; imitate;
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俸
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stipend; salary;
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包
|
wrap; pack up; cover; conceal;
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報
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report; news; reward; retribution;
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奉
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observance; offer; present; dedicate;
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宝
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treasure; wealth; valuables;
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峰
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summit; peak;
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崩
|
crumble; die; demolish; level;
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抱
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embrace; hug; hold in arms;
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放
|
set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate;
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方
|
direction; person; alternative;
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朋
|
companion; friend;
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法
|
method; law; rule; principle; model; system;
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泡
|
bubbles; foam; suds; froth;
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砲
|
cannon; gun;
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縫
|
sew; stitch; embroider;
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胞
|
placenta; sac; sheath;
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芳
|
perfume; balmy; flavorable; fragrant;
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褒
|
praise; extol;
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訪
|
call on; visit; look up; offer sympathy;
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豊
|
bountiful; excellent; rich;
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邦
|
home country; country; Japan;
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飽
|
sated; tired of; bored; satiate;
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乏
|
destitution; scarce; limited;
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亡
|
deceased; the late; dying; perish;
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傍
|
bystander; side; besides; while; nearby; 3rd person;
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剖
|
divide;
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坊
|
boy; priests residence; priest;
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妨
|
disturb; prevent; hamper; obstruct;
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帽
|
cap; headgear;
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忘
|
forget;
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忙
|
busy; occupied; restless;
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房
|
tassel; tuft; fringe; bunch; lock (hair); segment (orange); house; room;
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暴
|
outburst; rave; fret; force; violence; cruelty; outrage;
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望
|
ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect;
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某
|
so-and-so; one; a certain; that person;
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棒
|
rod; stick; cane; pole; club; line;
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冒
|
risk; face; defy; dare; damage; assume (a name);
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紡
|
spinning;
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肪
|
obese; fat;
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膨
|
swell; get fat; thick;
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謀
|
conspire; cheat; impose on; plan; devise; scheme; have in mind; deceive;
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貿
|
trade; exchange;
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防
|
ward off; defend; protect; resist;
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北
|
north;
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僕
|
me; I (male);
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墨
|
black ink; India ink; ink stick; Mexico;
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撲
|
slap; strike; hit; beat; tell; speak;
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朴
|
crude; simple; plain; docile;
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牧
|
breed; care for; shepherd; feed; pasture;
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睦
|
intimate; friendly; harmonious;
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没
|
drown; sink; hide; fall into; disappear; die;
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堀
|
ditch; moat; canal;
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奔
|
bustle; run;
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本
|
book; present; main; true; real; counter for long things;
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翻
|
flip; turn over; wave; flutter; change (mind);
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凡
|
mediocre;
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盆
|
basin; lantern festival; tray;
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摩
|
chafe; rub; polish; grind; scrape;
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磨
|
grind; polish; scour; improve; brush (teeth);
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魔
|
witch; demon; evil spirit;
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麻
|
hemp; flax;
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埋
|
bury; be filled up; embedded;
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妹
|
younger sister;
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枚
|
sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects or sheets;
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毎
|
every;
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幕
|
curtain; bunting; act of play;
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膜
|
membrane;
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又
|
or again; furthermore; on the other hand;
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抹
|
rub; paint; erase;
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末
|
end; close; tip; powder; posterity;
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繭
|
cocoon;
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万
|
ten thousand;
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慢
|
ridicule; laziness;
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満
|
full; enough; pride; satisfy;
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味
|
flavor; taste;
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未
|
un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the ram;
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魅
|
fascination; charm; bewitch;
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巳
|
sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac;
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岬
|
headland; cape; spit; promontory;
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密
|
secrecy; density (pop); minuteness; carefulness;
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脈
|
vein; pulse; hope;
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妙
|
exquisite; strange; queer; mystery; miracle; excellent; delicate; charming;
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民
|
people; nation; subjects;
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眠
|
sleep; die; sleepy;
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務
|
task; duties;
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夢
|
dream; vision; illusion;
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無
|
nothingness; none; aint; nothing; nil; not;
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矛
|
halberd; arms; festival float;
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霧
|
fog; mist;
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婿
|
bridegroom; son-in-law;
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娘
|
daughter; girl;
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名
|
name; noted; distinguished; reputation;
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命
|
fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint;
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明
|
bright; light;
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盟
|
alliance; oath;
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迷
|
astray; be perplexed; in doubt; lost; err; illusion;
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銘
|
inscription; signature (of artisan);
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鳴
|
chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk;
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滅
|
destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish;
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免
|
excuse; dismissal;
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綿
|
cotton;
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面
|
mask; face; features; surface;
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模
|
imitation; copy; mock;
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茂
|
overgrown; grow thick; be luxuriant;
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妄
|
delusion; unnecessarily; without authority; reckless;
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毛
|
fur; hair; feather; down;
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猛
|
fierce; rave; rush; become furious; wildness; strength;
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盲
|
blind; blind man; ignoramus;
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網
|
netting; network;
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耗
|
decrease;
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木
|
tree; wood;
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黙
|
silence; become silent; stop speaking; leave as is;
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目
|
eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor;
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戻
|
re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards;
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問
|
question; ask; problem;
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紋
|
family crest; figures;
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門
|
gates;
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匁
|
monme (UNIT OF WEIGHT); 3.75 grams; (kokuji);
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夜
|
night; evening;
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野
|
plains; field; rustic; civilian life;
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矢
|
dart; arrow;
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厄
|
unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster;
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役
|
duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role;
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約
|
promise; approximately; shrink;
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薬
|
medicine; chemical; enamel; gunpowder; benefit;
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訳
|
translate; reason; circumstance; case;
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躍
|
leap; dance; skip;
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柳
|
willow;
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愉
|
pleasure; happy; rejoice;
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油
|
oil; fat;
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癒
|
healing; cure; quench (thirst); wreak;
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諭
|
rebuke; admonish; charge; warn; persuade;
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輸
|
transport; send; be inferior;
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唯
|
solely; only; merely; simply;
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佑
|
help; assist;
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優
|
tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness;
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勇
|
courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism;
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友
|
friend;
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幽
|
seclude; confine to a room;
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悠
|
permanence; distant; long time; leisure;
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憂
|
melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy;
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有
|
possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx;
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猶
|
furthermore; still; yet;
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由
|
wherefore; a reason;
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裕
|
abundant; rich; fertile;
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誘
|
entice; lead; tempt; invite; ask; call for; seduce; allure;
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遊
|
play;
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kanji
|
meaning
|
story
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郵
|
mail; stagecoach stop;
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亜
|
Asia; rank next; come after; -ous;
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To the romans with their voracious appetite for conquering other lands (represented by the mouth), the numeral II represented the next continent to conquer, ASIA.
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阿
|
Africa; flatter; fawn upon; corner; nook; recess;
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Here we can see the determination of a tribal chieftain who said "We CAN make the largest PINNACLE in AFRICA.
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哀
|
pathetic; grief; sorrow; pathos; pity; sympathize;
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A poor little boy from a dickens story wearing a tattered TOPHAT and SCARF, his MOUTH open in hunger, presenting a PATHETIC sight.
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雄
|
masculine; male; hero; leader; superiority; excellence;
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愛
|
love; affection; favourite;
|
A HEART is placed at the entrance of "BIRDHOUSE" which draws birds to come and use their WALKING LEGS as they preen about in a ritual mating dance of LOVE.
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悪
|
bad; vice; rascal; false; evil; wrong;
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In romantic ASIA, one's HEART can be BADLY broken.
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融
|
dissolve; melt;
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握
|
grip; hold; mould sushi; bribe;
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FINGERS holding onto a ROOF slowly, slowly, loose their GRIP.
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旭
|
rising sun; morning sun;
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Stay for NINE SUN-rises in the land of the RISING SUN or else you'll never get over the jet-lag
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夕
|
evening;
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梓
|
catalpa tree;
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A TREE whose leaves are shaped like bottles of SPICE is a CATALPA TREE.
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予
|
beforehand; previous; myself; I;
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圧
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pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate;
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An artificial CLIFF, as a prop in a play, is covered with SOIL, but can't withstand the PRESSURE, and collapses.
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余
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too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder;
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扱
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handle; entertain; thresh; strip;
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FINGERS on the end of OUTSTRETCHED HANDS reach for the HANDLE-bars of a bike in the midst of a fall.
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与
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bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend;
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宛
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address; just like; fortunately;
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Each HOUSE has a MAILBOX, complete with an ADDRESS.
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誉
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reputation; praise; honor; glory;
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安
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relax; cheap; low; quiet; rested; contented; peaceful;
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A WOMAN can RELAX in her own HOUSE.
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預
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deposit; custody; leave with; entrust to;
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暗
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darkness; disappear; shade; informal; grow dark; be blinded;
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The SUN is extinguished with a sudden great SOUND, then DARKNESS.
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幼
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infancy; childhood;
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案
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plan; suggestion; draft; ponder; fear; proposition; idea; expectation; bill; worry;
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You RELAX after a falling TREE narrowly misses you, and figuring you've got some time left on this world, you go ahead and PLAN your future.
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容
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contain; form; looks;
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杏
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apricot;
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An APRICOT TREE will grow out of a MOUTH that eats too many APRICOTS.
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庸
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commonplace; ordinary; employment;
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揚
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hoist; fry in deep fat;
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以
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by means of; because; in view of; compared with;
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A PLOW looks like a mere DROP from a distance as a PERSON pull it BY MEANS OF his own body strength.
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伊
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Italy; that one;
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An unfortunate PERSON has been assigned the chore of MOP-ping up ITALY.
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揺
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swing; shake; sway; rock; tremble; vibrate;
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位
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rank; grade; throne; crown; about; some;
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A PERSONS STANDING is his RANK.
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曜
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weekday;
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依
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reliant; depend on; consequently; therefore; due to;
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A PERSON is judged by his or her CLOTHING--- you can RELY on it.
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様
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Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix;
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偉
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admirable; greatness; remarkable; conceited; famous; excellent;
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The PERSON pictured in a LOCKET is considered to be ADMIRABLE by its wearer.
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洋
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ocean; western style;
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囲
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surround; besiege; store; paling; enclosure; encircle; preserve; keep;
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Jumping into a WELL, where he is PENT IN is a desperate criminal SURROUNDED by cops.
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溶
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melt; dissolve; thaw;
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委
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committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard;
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The WHEAT is divied up to the various members of a commune by the WOMEN of a COMMITTEE.
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用
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utilize; business; service; use; employ;
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威
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intimidate; dignity; majesty; menace; threaten;
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A MARCH of feminists WOMEN INTIMIDATES make chauvinists.
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窯
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kiln; oven; furnace;
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尉
|
military officer; jailer; old man; rank;
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Standing proudly under a FLAG, next to a show-ALTAR for all to see, his eyes GLUED to the distant horizon is a MILITARY OFFICER.
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羊
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sheep;
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意
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idea; mind; heart; taste; thought; desire; care; liking;
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A SOUND from from the HEART is a good IDEA.
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葉
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leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece;
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慰
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consolation; amusement; seduce; cheer; make sport of; comfort; console;
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The brave MILITARY OFFICER combines with the emotional HEART to offer CONSOLATION to the family of a soldier lost in battle.
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要
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need; main point; essence; pivot; key to;
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易
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easy; fortune-telling; ready to; simple; divination;
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Tying the SUN in a KNOT is not EASY.
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謡
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noh chanting;
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為
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do; change; make; benefit; welfare; be of use; reach to; try; practice; cost; serve as; good; advantage; as a result of;
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MOVING FISTS wave TAIL FEATHERS which appear as a DROP from a distance, as volunteer warriors affirm that they DO volunteer for the war effort.
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踊
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jump; dance; leap; skip;
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異
|
uncommon; queerness; strangeness; wonderful; curious; unusual;
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Putting BRAINS TOGETHER to form a solution is an all too UNCOMMON occurrence.
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陽
|
sunshine; yang principle; positive; male; heaven; daytime;
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移
|
shift; move; change; drift; catch (cold fire); pass into;
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From WHEAT, MANY stalks are combined to make the stick-SHIFT of a standard transmisison car.
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養
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foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture;
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維
|
fiber; tie; rope;
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Wild TURKEY is trapped in by a THREAD made of strong FIBER.
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抑
|
repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press; seal; do in spite of;
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緯
|
horizontal; woof; left & right; latitude;
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A THREAD with a LOCKET hanging from it connects your tv to an outside wall, a jury-rigged attempt to fix the bothersome HORIZONTAL lines on the screen.
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欲
|
longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving;
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胃
|
stomach; paunch; crop; craw;
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Here we see the medical diagram with the BRAIN on top, and underneath, the PART OF THE BODY which is most important, the STOMACH
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浴
|
bathe; be favored with; bask in;
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衣
|
garment; clothes; dressing;
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At the top we see a TOPHAT. At the bottom, folds of a GARMENT, split 2 and 2.
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翌
|
the following; next;
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違
|
difference; differ;
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A lucky LOCKET found on the ROAD makes all the DIFFERENCE.
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翼
|
wing; plane; flank;
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遺
|
bequeath; leave behind; reserve;
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The PRECIOUS ROAD carries goods BEQUEATHED from one generation to the next.
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裸
|
naked; nude; uncovered; partially clothed;
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医
|
doctor; medicine;
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The BOX here represents the inevitable BOX-like bag that a DOCTOR carries with him. The DARTS are for giving shots.
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来
|
come; due; next; cause; become;
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井
|
well; well crib; town; community;
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Pictograph of a WELL.
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頼
|
trust; request;
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亥
|
sign of the hog; 9-11PM; twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac;
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Under a huge TOPHAT you can see the oddly shaped ELBOW of a PERSON as he stuffs his arm into the mouth of a SIGN CARRYING HOG.
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雷
|
thunder; lightening bolt;
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域
|
range; region; limits; stage; level;
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The GROUND most familiar to a COWBOY is that of his home on the RANGE.
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絡
|
entwine; coil around; get caught in;
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育
|
bring up; grow up; raise; rear;
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An INFANT is given MEAT and is thus BROUGHT UP to be big and strong.
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落
|
fall; drop; come down;
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一
|
one;
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one horizontal line
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酪
|
dairy products; whey; broth; fruit juice;
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壱
|
I; one;
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The SAMURAI selling CROWNS here is allowed to be SEATED because he has just become the number ONE salesman.
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乱
|
riot; war; disorder; disturb;
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逸
|
deviate; idleness; leisure; miss the mark; evade; elude; parry; diverge;
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A RABBIT running in the middle of the ROAD is seen to have DEVIATED from his normal path, which runs safely through the woods.
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卵
|
egg; ovum; spawn; roe;
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稲
|
rice plant;
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WHEAT was often eaten by VULTURES in the OLDEN TIMES, so as a result, the staple crop in the orient became the RICE PLANT.
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嵐
|
storm; tempest;
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芋
|
potato;
|
The full kanji for POTATO brings FLOWER into the picture to lend it a more plant-like quality.
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欄
|
column; handrail; blank; space;
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允
|
license; sincerity; permit;
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The deadly blows he is able to inflict with his ELBOWS and HUMAN LEGS force james bond to obtain a LICENSE to kill.
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濫
|
excessive; overflow; spread out;
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印
|
stamp; seal; mark; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; India;
|
In the full kanji for STAMP, we see that STAPLES are sometimes needed to attach a STAMP to an envelope.
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覧
|
perusal; see;
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員
|
employee; member; number; the one in charge;
|
Represented by a MOUTH on a SHELL, this kanji has the look of a robotic EMPLOYEE.
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利
|
profit; advantage; benefit;
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因
|
cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to;
|
This PENT-IN ST.BERNARD'S DOG has one CAUSE-- to get out!!!
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吏
|
officer; an official;
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姻
|
matrimony; marry;
|
This kanji suggests that a WOMAN'S CAUSE is MATRIMONY.
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履
|
footgear; shoes; boots; put on (the feet;
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引
|
pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to;
|
This may be most easily remembered as a pictograph of a BOW with the vertical line representing a string ready to be PULLED.
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李
|
plum;
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飲
|
drink; smoke; take;
|
After eating FOOD, you YAWN mightily, and then DRINK some wine to wash it down.
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梨
|
pear tree;
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胤
|
descendent; issue; offspring;
|
At the ACROPOLIS, a tourist on STILTS wearing SUNGLASSES DESCENDS from a bus.
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理
|
logic; arrangement; reason; justice; truth;
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院
|
Inst.; institution; temple; mansion; school;
|
The PINNACLE of PERFECTION is how a stuffy "INST" might portray itself.
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痢
|
diarrhea;
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陰
|
shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadow;
|
Mounted on the ACROPOLIS is a huge CLOCK, suddenly obscured by RISING CLOUDS which SHADE it from view, acting like the blinders on a window SHADE.
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裏
|
back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side;
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隠
|
conceal; hide; cover;
|
Hoping to rob the tourist concession at the ACROPOLIS, a thief posing as a SALARYMAN carries in his briefcase a CONCEALED weapon.
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里
|
ri; village; parents home; league;
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韻
|
rhyme; elegance; tone;
|
A SOUND store EMPLOYEE speaks in RHYMES.
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離
|
detach; separation; disjoin; digress;
|
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右
|
right;
|
The hand usually hanging BY ONE'S SIDE which is used to put food in the MOUTH is the one on the RIGHT.
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陸
|
land; six;
|
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宇
|
eaves; roof; house; heaven;
|
In a HOUSE, POTATOES are grown under the EAVES of the attic by a farming fanatic.
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律
|
rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control;
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羽
|
feathers; counter for birds rabbits;
|
Pictograph of FEATHERS.
|
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率
|
ratio; rate; proportion; %; coefficient; factor;
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雨
|
rain;
|
The CEILING of the sky makes you grab a TOWEL due to getting drenched by the (four) DROPS of RAIN.
|
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立
|
stand up;
|
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|
|
卯
|
sign of the hare; 5-7AM; fourth sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the rabbit; east;
|
Eating the yolks out of EGGS are SIGN CARRYING HARES.
|
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略
|
abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten; capture; plunder;
|
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丑
|
sign of the ox or cow; 1-3AM; second sign of Chinese zodiac;
|
FIVE COWS carry a sign, represented by the extension of the right side of cow up to the top, changing FIVE to this SIGN OF THE COW of this kanji.
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流
|
current; a sink; flow; forfeit;
|
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渦
|
whirlpool; eddy; vortex;
|
You slouch down until the WATER is up to your JAWBONE in a nice, hot WHIRLPOOOL.
|
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留
|
detain; fasten; halt; stop;
|
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浦
|
bay; creek; inlet; gulf; beach; seacoast;
|
DOG-TAGS are tossed into the WATER by a famous blues singer as he sits on the dock of the BAY.
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硫
|
sulphur;
|
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運
|
carry; luck; destiny; fate; lot; transport; progress; advance;
|
CHARIOTS roll along a ROAD as they CARRY goods to the front lines.
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粒
|
grains; drop; counter for tiny particles;
|
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|
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雲
|
cloud;
|
RAIN combines with RISING CLOUD to create the full image for CLOUD.
|
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隆
|
hump; high; noble; prosperity;
|
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営
|
occupation; camp; perform; build; conduct (business);
|
Do your work in the SCHOOLHOUSE to get the SPINE needed to obtain a good OCCUPATION.
|
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竜
|
dragon; imperial;
|
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|
|
影
|
shadow; silhouette; phantom;
|
The SUN shines down on the CAPITAL building, throwing its SHAPE in the form of a SHADOW on the ground below.
|
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慮
|
prudence; thought; concern; consider; deliberate; fear;
|
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映
|
reflect; reflection; projection;
|
The SUN REFLECTS from the CENTER.
|
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旅
|
trip; travel;
|
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栄
|
flourish; prosperity; honor; glory; splendor;
|
In the learning environment of a SCHOOLHOUSE, a poor, dying TREE, rescued by students recovers its health and FLOURISHES.
|
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虜
|
captive; barbarian; low epithet for the enemy;
|
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|
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永
|
eternity; long; lengthy;
|
A DROP of WATER comes straight down from ETERNITY
|
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了
|
complete; finish;
|
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|
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泳
|
swim;
|
A subtle warning. This kanji states that you may head off to ETERNITY if you're not careful while SWIMMING in the WATER.
|
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僚
|
colleague; official; companion;
|
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|
|
英
|
England; English;
|
Fresh FLOWERS are placed everyday in the exact CENTER of ENGLAND.
|
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両
|
both; old Japanese coin; counter for vehicles; two;
|
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|
衛
|
defense; protection;
|
In a deadly struggle in the middle of a BOULEVARD over the famed LOCKET from DIFFERENCE, one man slays another in self-DEFENSE.
|
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|
寮
|
dormitory; hostel; villa; tea pavillion;
|
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詠
|
recitation; poem; song; composing;
|
WORDS seem to last an ETERNITY to a bored student listening to a RECITATION.
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料
|
fee; materials;
|
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|
鋭
|
pointed; sharpness; edge; weapon; sharp; violent;
|
A piece of METAL held by the DEVIL is probably a very POINTED pitchforkA
|
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涼
|
refreshing; nice and cool;
|
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液
|
fluid; liquid; juice; sap; secretion;
|
The LIQUID that drips out of your car in the middle of the NIGHT is probably your transmission FLUID.
|
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|
猟
|
game-hunting; shooting; game; bag;
|
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|
|
疫
|
epidemic;
|
SICKNESS which strikes like a MISSILE is an EPIDEMIC.
|
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療
|
heal; cure;
|
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益
|
benefit; gain; profit; advantage;
|
The symmetric combination of ANIMAL HORNS over ANIMAL LEGS combine to represent the main DISH at a BENEFIT dinner.
|
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|
糧
|
provisions; food; bread;
|
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|
|
駅
|
station;
|
A TEAM OF HORSES, by means of the sweet melody of the SHAKU HACHI flute, finds its way to the STATION.
|
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良
|
good; pleasing; skilled;
|
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悦
|
ecstasy; joy; rapture;
|
The STATE OF MIND brought on by the DEVIL is ECSTASY- at least that's what he would have you believe.
|
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量
|
quantity; measure; weight; amount; consider; estimate; surmise;
|
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謁
|
audience; audience (with king);
|
The speaker turns up the MICROPHONE when he notices that a SIESTA is being taken by the entire AUDIENCE.
|
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|
陵
|
mausoleum; imperial tomb;
|
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|
|
越
|
surpass; cross over; move to; exceed; Vietnam;
|
Participants in a RUNNING PARADE shed a DROP of sweat as they struggle to SURPASS one another.
|
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領
|
jurisdiction; dominion; territory; fief; reign;
|
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|
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閲
|
review; inspection; revision;
|
If the DEVIL greets you at the pearly GATES, it does not bode well for the upcoming REVIEW of your life.
|
|
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力
|
power; strong; strain; bear up; exert;
|
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円
|
circle; yen; round;
|
CIRCULAR coins are saved in this representation of a GLASS CANOPY where the vertical line represents the slot to inert coins and the horizontal line the level to which the CIRCULAR YEN coins have piled up.
|
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|
緑
|
green;
|
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|
|
園
|
park; garden; yard; farm;
|
A PENT-UP DISTANCE is a PARK.
|
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倫
|
ethics; companion;
|
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|
|
宴
|
banquet; feast; party;
|
A HOUSE is fittingly a place to have a BANQUET, here prepared by a talented WOMAN.
|
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|
厘
|
rin; 1/10sen; 1/10bu;
|
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|
|
延
|
prolong; stretching;
|
A DROP of sweat drops from aerobics participants as they STOP and STRETCH during a prolonged workout.
|
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|
林
|
grove; forest;
|
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|
援
|
abet; help; save;
|
Helpful FINGERS nurse a downed MIGRATING DUCK back to health and aid and ABET it on its journey southward.
|
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|
臨
|
look to; face; meet; confront; attend; call on;
|
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沿
|
run alongside; follow along; run along; lie along;
|
Kids splash through the WATER in a GULLEY which RUNS ALONGSIDE the tracks.
|
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輪
|
wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers;
|
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|
演
|
performance; act; play; render; stage;
|
Doused with WATER is the SIGN OF THE TIGER, after a poor initial PERFORMANCE as the newest member of the zodiac.
|
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隣
|
neighboring;
|
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|
|
炎
|
inflammation; flame; blaze;
|
FIRE doubles itself up to form an INFLAMMATION.
|
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塁
|
bases; fort; rampart; walls; base(ball);
|
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|
|
煙
|
smoke;
|
A FIRE in the OLD WEST which burnt a cabin to the GROUND could be seen from afar by the SMOKE.
|
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涙
|
tears; sympathy;
|
|
|
|
猿
|
monkey;
|
Wielding a CROCK-POT against WILD DOGS who are attacking his master, all while wearing a SCARF, is a pet MONKEY.
|
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|
累
|
accumulate; involvement; trouble; tie up; continually;
|
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|
縁
|
affinity; relation; connection; edge; border; verge; brink;
|
Add a lonely SOW with a BROOM, and we see a poor creature who needs a sense of AFFINITY with his masters.
|
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類
|
sort; kind; variety; class; genus;
|
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令
|
orders; ancient laws; command; decree;
|
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|
艶
|
glossy; luster; glaze; polish; charm; colorful; captivating;
|
A BOUNTIFUL MOSAIC is made from 8 X 10 GLOSSIES.
|
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|
例
|
example; custom; usage; precedent;
|
|
|
|
苑
|
garden; farm; park;
|
FLOWERS growing behind the MAILBOX paint a picture of a front GARDEN.
|
|
|
冷
|
cool; cold (beer person); chill;
|
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|
|
遠
|
distant; far;
|
DISTANCE-MARKERS on the ROAD show the DISTANCE traveled.
|
|
|
励
|
encourage; be diligent; inspire;
|
|
|
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鉛
|
lead;
|
A METAL GULLEY is made from LEAD.
|
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礼
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salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration;
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塩
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salt;
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The SOIL which makes up SALT is poured into the MOUTH of a RECLINING figure by means of a DISH.
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鈴
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small bell; buzzer;
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汚
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dirty; pollute; disgrace; rape; defile;
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Over the WATER, finally caught in a ONE SNARE laid by his mom, one rather DIRTY boy is about to get a bath.
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隷
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slave; servant; prisoner; criminal; follower;
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凹
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concave; hollow; sunken;
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Pictograph of a square with the top CON-CAVING in
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零
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zero; spill; overflow; nothing; cipher;
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央
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center; middle;
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We discover in this kanji that a ST. BERNARD'S DOG with a BOX for his body is what exists at the CENTER of the universe.
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霊
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spirits; soul;
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奥
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heart; interior;
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A DROP representing the drink, and RICE for food , both PENT-UP in a container is carried by a ST. BERNARD'S DOG to someone stuck in the CORE of the earth!
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麗
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lovely; companion;
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往
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journey; chase away; let go; going; travel;
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A LINE of CANDLE-STICKS can be seen in the night as a religious procession begins a long and mystical JOURNEY.
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齢
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age;
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応
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apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept;
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Someone falls into a CAVE and gets a HEART-attack, and you are the first one to arrive and APPLY first-aid. After that you APPLY to medical SCHOOL.
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暦
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calendar; almanac;
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押
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push; stop; check; subdue; attach; seize; weight; shove; press; seal; do in spite of;
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FINGERS PUSH a suit of ARMOR crashing to the floor.
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歴
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curriculum; continuation; passage of time;
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横
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sideways; side; horizontal; width; woof;
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A fallen, YELLOW TREE lays SIDEWAYS across a path.
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列
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file; row; rank; tier; column;
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欧
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Europe;
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A prison WARDEN YAWNS as he takes a tour of EUROPE with his family.
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劣
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inferiority; be inferior to; be worse;
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殴
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assault; hit; beat; thrash;
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A WARDEN is fired upon with a MISSILE in a deadly ASSAULT by prisoners doing time for ASSAULT and battery.
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烈
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ardent; violent; vehement; furious; severe; extreme;
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王
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king; rule; magnate;
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A KING might say "I am number ONE", with the capital "I" used in this instance being visually borrowed from the western alphabet, combined with kanji for ONE.
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裂
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split; rend; tear;
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翁
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venerable old man;
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Speaking to the PUBLIC, with a wispy beard resembling long FEATHERS, is a VENERABLE OLD MAN.
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廉
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bargain; reason; charge; suspicion; point; account; purity; honest; low price; cheap; rested; contented; peaceful;
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黄
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yellow;
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OIL DERRICK composed of ANIMAL LEGS shoots YELLOW SALAD oil.
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恋
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romance; in love; yearn for; miss; darling;
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沖
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open sea; offing; rise high into sky;
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WATER is deepest IN the OPEN SEA.
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練
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practice; gloss; train; drill; polish; refine;
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億
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hundred million; 10**8;
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A PERSON has a great IDEA play the lottery and win a HUNDRED MILLION dollars.
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連
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take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique;
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屋
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roof; house; shop; dealer; seller;
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At the CLIMAX, a FLAG is raised on the ROOF.
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錬
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tempering; refine; drill; train; polish;
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憶
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recollection; think; remember;
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An evasive politician wearing a MOOD-RING states before a sub-committee "I had no IDEA what was going on- to the best of my RECOLLECTION".
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呂
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spine; backbone;
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乙
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the latter; duplicate; strange; witty;
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A fishhook pulls out FISHGUTS.
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炉
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hearth; furnace; kiln; reactor;
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卸
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wholesale;
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Horses have HORSESHOES placed on them, are STAMPED, and then sold WHOLESALE at a horse auction.
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路
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path; route; road; distance;
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恩
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grace; kindness; goodness; favor; mercy; blessing; benefit;
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The CAUSE of one's HEART, according to hemingway, should be GRACE.
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露
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dew; tears; expose; Russia;
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温
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warm;
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WATER left under the SUN in a DISH becomes nice and WARM.
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労
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labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble;
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穏
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calm; quiet; moderation;
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WHEAT is grown by a SALARYMAN as an escape from the city, and to CALM his nerves.
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廊
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corridor; hall; tower;
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音
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sound; noise;
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STAND on SUN- and make a lound SOUND!
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朗
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melodious; clear; bright; serene; cheerful;
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下
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below; down; descend; give; low; inferior;
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A MAGIC WAND hangs BELOW a ceiling.
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化
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change; take the form of; influence; enchant; delude; -ization;
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Is a PERSON really capable of CHANGE? That is the question posed by this PERSON as he CHANGES from standing up to SITTING DOWN in this kanji.
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楼
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watchtower; lookout; high building;
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仮
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sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal;
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A PERSON who is routinely "ANTI"to any constructive measure no matter its merit is nothing but a SHAM.
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浪
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wandering; waves; billows;
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何
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what;
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A PERSON CAN do WHAT?
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漏
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leak; escape; time;
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価
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value; price;
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To struggling settlers who needed every bit of help they could get, each additional PERSON in the OLD WEST was of great VALUE.
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老
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old man; old age; grow old;
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佳
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excellent; beautiful; good; pleasing; skilled;
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The PERSON who makes into the IVY leagues han an EXCELLENT chance to succeed.
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郎
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son; counter for sons;
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加
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add; addition; increase; join; include; Canada;
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Similar to people who voice the words when they are reading, here a CIRCUS STRONGMAN moves his MOUTH as he ADDS more weights.
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六
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six;
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可
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can; passable; mustnt; should not; do not;
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Determined carpenter holds NAILS in his MOUTH, saying " I CAN do this all by myself".
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録
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record;
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夏
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summer;
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A massive HEAD on a pair of STILTS wanders down on the beach in mid-SUMMER. Note that the animal legs of HEAD have been replaced by the WALKING LEGS.
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論
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argument; discourse;
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嫁
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marry into; bride;
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WOMAN MARRIES INTO the HOUSE of another family.
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和
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harmony; Japanese style; peace; soften; Japan;
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家
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house; home;
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Imagine living in a time where it is normal to have a SOW living in your HOUSE!!
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話
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tale; talk;
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寡
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widow; minority; few;
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Struggling as the HEAD of the HOUSE since her husband has been killed with a DAGGER, is a poor young WIDOW, still dressed in black.
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賄
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bribe; board; supply; finance;
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科
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department; course; section;
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An extra portion of WHEAT, for discovering the BIG DIPPER is awarded to the astronomy DEPARTMENT.
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惑
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beguile; delusion; perplexity;
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暇
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spare time; rest; leisure; time; leave of absence;
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Holding STAPLES in his MOUTH while he REVERSES BOXES, is a troublesome fellow who has had too much SPARE TIME dropped into his CROTCH.
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枠
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frame; framework; spindle; spool; bounding-box; (kokuji);
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果
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fruit; reward; carry out; achieve; complete; end; finish; succeed;
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A very strange kind of TREE has human BRAINS as its FRUIT.
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亘
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span; request;
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架
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erect; frame; mount; support; shelf; construct;
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ADD TREES to ERECT a masterpiece of a yard.
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湾
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gulf; bay; inlet;
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歌
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song; sing;
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Uninspired rendition of the CAN-CAN evokes a YAWN from the audience, so the dancers break out in SONG to try to save the day.
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腕
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arm; ability; talent;
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河
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river;
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WATER that CAN make it all the way to the ocean is designated as a full-fledged RIVER.
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葵
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hollyhock;
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茜
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madder; red dye; Turkey red;
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火
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fire;
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A PERSON hwo is a human torch has two DROPS of FIRE spraying out from him.
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禍
|
calamity; misfortune; evil; curse;
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Jumping over a show-ALTAR while hanging onto her horse's JAWBONE is CALAMITY jane the famous cowgirl.
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渥
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kindness;
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稼
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earnings; work; earn money;
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WHEAT is eaten by the familiar kanji SOW, who lives in your HOUSE- and is not EARNING his keep in a very desirable way.
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絢
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kimono design;
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箇
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counters for things;
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HARDENED BAMBOO was used as an ITEM of currency in ancient societies.
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綾
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design; figured cloth; twill;
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花
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flower;
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In this full kanji for FLOWER, we are reminded of how rapidly CHANGING its life-cycle is.
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鮎
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freshwater trout; smelt;
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荷
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baggage; shoulder-pole load; bear (a burden); shoulder (a gun); load; cargo; freight;
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"WHAT? A FLOWER? In the BAGGAGE?"
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惟
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consider; reflect; think;
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華
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splendor; flower; petal; shine; luster; ostentatious; showy; gay; gorgeous;
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FLOWERS are held to a SILO by huge NEEDLES, creating a SPLENDID sight for all to see.
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郁
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cultural progress; perfume;
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菓
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candy; cakes; fruit;
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FLOWERS and FRUIT are used as an image to sell a new kind of CANDY.
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磯
|
seashore; beach;
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課
|
chapter; lesson; section; department; division; counter for chapters (of a book);
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WORDS are the FRUIT offered by the delicious CHAPTERS of a tasty book.
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云
|
say;
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貨
|
freight; goods; property;
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CHANGE your SHELL-CURRENCY for a ride on a FREIGHT car.
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瑛
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sparkle of jewelry; crystal;
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過
|
overdo; exceed; go beyond; error;
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JAWBONES drop in surprise as hot-rodders on a nearby ROAD zing by, obviously OVERDOING the speed limit.
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岡
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mount; hill; knoll;
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蚊
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mosquito;
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The only INSECT who wears a KILT is a dapper MOSQUITO.
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俺
|
I; myself;
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我
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ego; I; selfish; our; oneself;
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HANDS grab for a PINATA as those with the biggest EGO try to be the first to bring it down.
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嘉
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applaud; praise; esteem;
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画
|
brush-stroke; picture;
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Painter uses modern techniques by covering his CEILING with spray from a miniature OIL-DERRICK, and then uses a SHOVEL to further refine the "BRUSH-STROKES" thus created.
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霞
|
be hazy; grow dim; blurred;
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芽
|
bud; sprout; spear; germ;
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Several elephant TUSKS stand together on the end of a huge FLOWER, creating the image of a BUD.
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馨
|
fragrant; balmy; favourable;
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賀
|
congratulations; joy;
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ADD up the SHELL-CURRENCY received in CONGRATUATIONS.
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巌
|
rock; crag; boulder;
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雅
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gracious; elegant; graceful; refined;
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Riding an elephant's TUSK, and handing out TURKEYS to the natives on a charitable tour, rides the GRACIOUS jacqueline onassis.
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嬉
|
glad; pleased; rejoice;
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餓
|
starve; hungry; thirst;
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Poor kids in africa beg for FOOD, but it can't be delivered due to the overweening EGOS of the rival tribal leaders who use STARVATION as a means of warfare.
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毅
|
strong;
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介
|
jammed in; shellfish; mediate; concern oneself with;
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Two CANES (one curved) are accidentaly JAMMED IN to an UMBRELLA in an UMBRELLA stand.
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橘
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mandarin orange;
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会
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meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join;
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In this full kanji for MEETING, we notice that a MEETING is held on one side of a separating WALL.
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亨
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undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch;
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解
|
unravel; notes; key; explanation; understanding; untie; undo; solve; answer; cancel; absolve; explain; minute;
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If you measure the ANGLE correctly, you can stick a DAGGER into a stuffed COW and watch the stuff inside completely UNRAVEL.
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匡
|
correct; save; assist;
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回
|
-times; round; game; revolve; counter for occurrences;
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A SQUARE in a SQUARE revolves a hundred TIMES per minute, rather clunkily perhaps.
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喬
|
high; boasting;
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塊
|
clod; lump; chink; clot; mass;
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A CLOD of SOIL is picked up and flung at a menacing GHOST by jean CLAUD van damme.
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尭
|
high; far;
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壊
|
demolition; break; destroy;
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Getting SOIL in his POCKET during a tough race is a DEMOLITION derby driver.
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欣
|
take pleasure in; rejoice;
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快
|
cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable;
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Marie antoinette's STATE OF MIND as she approaches the GUILLOTINE is inexplicably CHEERFUL, perhaps she has completely lost her senses in the trauma of the revolution.
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欽
|
respect; revere; long for;
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怪
|
suspicious; mystery; apparition;
|
When someone's STATE OF MIND is as tightly coiled as thread on a SPOOL, he is probably SUSPICIOUS of everyone.
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矩
|
ruler; carpenters square;
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悔
|
repent; regret;
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MOOD RINGS are handed out at an old fashioned revival meeting to EVERY one who REPENTS.
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遇
|
interview; treat; entertain; receive; deal with;
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懐
|
pocket; feelings; heart; yearn; miss someone; become attached to; bosom; breast;
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In this full kanji for the alternate primitive POCKET, we see a MOOD-RING is kept in a POCKET.
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慧
|
wise;
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戒
|
commandment;
|
Returning from a mountain with god's word carried in his bony, gnarled, TWO HANDS, moses finds the people engaged in a FIESTA, and enraged, breaks the ten COMMANDMENTS.
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鍵
|
key;
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拐
|
kidnap; falsify;
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FINGERS cover a MOUTH, and a DAGGER is wielded in a daring KIDNAP.
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弦
|
bowstring; chord; hypotenuse;
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改
|
reformation; change; modify; mend; renew; examine; inspect; search;
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The SNAKE representing the evil inside is tamed by the TASKMASTER in a REFORM school for problem kids.
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伍
|
5; 5-man squad; file; line;
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械
|
contraption; fetter; machine; instrument;
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A TREE about to be chopped down by a buzz saw makes a COMMANDMENT: "Thou shalt not use that CONTRAPTION on me!"
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宏
|
wide; large;
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海
|
sea; ocean;
|
EVERY drop of WATER leads to the SEA.
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昂
|
rise;
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灰
|
ashes; puckery juice; cremate;
|
Huge FIRE under a CLIFF leaves nothing but ASHES.
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晃
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clear;
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界
|
world;
|
All the RICE-FIELDS are JAMMED IN to our very small WORLD.
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浩
|
wide expanse; abundance; vigorous;
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皆
|
all; everything;
|
COMPARE the WHITENESS of clothes to make sure they ALL have been properly cleaned.
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紘
|
large;
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絵
|
picture; drawing; painting; sketch;
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THREADS MEET in an embroidered PICTURE.
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降
|
descend; precipitate; fall; surrender;
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開
|
open; unfold; unseal;
|
TWO HANDS OPEN the swinging GATES of a bar-room entrance.
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頃
|
time; about; toward;
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階
|
storey; stair; counter for storeys of a building;
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A PINNACLE is reached by taking empty packages of laundry detergent and piling them ALL one upon the other, one STORY (floor) after another.
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沙
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sand;
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貝
|
shellfish;
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The EYE is the body, and the ANIMAL LEGS are the bottom portion of a SHELLFISH
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哉
|
how; what; alas; "?" (question mark);
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劾
|
censure; criminal investigation;
|
As a punishment, ACORNS are flung by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN at a congressman being CENSURED by the ethics committee.
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冴
|
be clear; serene; cold; skilful;
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外
|
outside;
|
In the EVENING when imagination runs free, a MAGIC WAND is used to magically transport you from the inside to the OUTSIDE.
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滋
|
nourishing; more & more; be luxuriant; planting; turbidity;
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害
|
harm; injury;
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If a HOUSE GROWS UP in your MOUTH, it will cause a fair amount of HARM.
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爾
|
you; thou; second person;
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慨
|
rue; be sad; sigh; lament;
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A STATE OF MIND which is always looking at what was done PREVIOUSLY is likely to RUE many occasions.
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璽
|
emperors seal;
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概
|
outline; condition; approximation; generally;
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Where a TREE was PREVIOUSLY, now there is only an OUTLINE.
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峻
|
high; steep;
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涯
|
horizon; shore;
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Standing on an IVY covered CLIFF, you gaze out over the WATER towards the HORIZON.
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駿
|
a good horse; speed; a fast person;
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街
|
boulevard; street; town;
|
A BOULEVARD lined with IVY becomes so popular that everyone calls it the "IVY BOULEVARD".
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淳
|
pure;
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該
|
above-stated; the said; that specific;
|
WORDS which have the quality of ACORNS (small size, large potential), are found in the fine print of a contract and usually obviate much of what is "ABOVE-STATED".
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庄
|
level;
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垣
|
hedge; fence; wall;
|
SOIL is covered with cans of SPAM to form an artificial HEDGE.
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丞
|
help;
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嚇
|
menacing; dignity; majesty; threaten;
|
A little boy, from his MOUTH can spit out not one, but TWO APPLES like a gun, is considered to be a MENACE to the neighborhood.
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穣
|
good crops; prosperity; 10**28;
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各
|
each; every; either;
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The pursuasive MOUTH tries to convince you that EACH pair of STILTS is perfectly made.
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尻
|
buttocks; hips; butt; rear;
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拡
|
broaden; extend; expand; enlarge;
|
The opening of the "CAVE" in WIDE is not wide enough, thus FINGERS BROADEN the opening .
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晋
|
advance;
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格
|
status; rank; capacity; character; case (law grammar);
|
In the not so distant future, EACH TREE will have an "endangered species" STATUS.
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翠
|
green;
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核
|
nucleus; core; kernel;
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Electron TREES whir around the ACORNS which compose the NUCLUES of a kanji atom.
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瑞
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congratulations;
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殻
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husk; nut shell;
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A SAMURAI uses WEATHERVANES as MISSILES against the enemy, and carries them about concealed in corn HUSKS.
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嵩
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be aggravated; grow worse; grow bulky; swell;
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獲
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seize; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to;
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WILD DOG is stuffed into a SAFE after having been SEIZED by the dog-catcher.
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雀
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sparrow;
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確
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assurance; firm; tight; hard; solid; confirm; clear; evident;
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A TURKEY HOUSE made from ROCK has the ASSURANCE of never falling down.
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腺
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gland;
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穫
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harvest; reap;
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WHEAT is stored in a SAFE after a successful HARVEST.
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惣
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all;
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覚
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memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up;
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We are advised that in a SCHOOLHOUSE, everything you SEE should be MEMORIZED.
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聡
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wise; fast learner;
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角
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angle; corner; square;
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To create a kind of sextant, BOUND UP together in a GLASS CANOPY are TWO CANES forming an ANGLE.
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揃
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be complete; uniform; all present;
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較
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contrast; compare;
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CARS of the race you are watching on television MINGLE with one another because the CONTRAST needs to be adjusted.
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戴
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be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive;
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郭
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enclosure; quarters; fortification; red-light district;
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Everything RECEIVED at the CITY WALLS must first be put into an ENCLOSURE for checking.
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鯛
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sea bream; red snapper;
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閣
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tower; tall building; palace;
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As all the roads lead to rome, EACH GATE leads into the tokyo TOWER.
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鷹
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hawk;
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隔
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isolate; alternate; distance; separate; gulf;
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The ACROPOLIS must be put in a huge TEST TUBE to ISOLATE it from the elements.
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琢
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polish;
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革
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leather; become serious; skin; hide; pelt;
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In the CAVERNS, holding in their MOUTHS, NEEDLES for sewing are the workers of LEATHER.
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達
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accomplished; reach; arrive; attain;
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学
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study; learning; science;
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In the SCHOOLHOUSE, a CHILD STUDIES.
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誰
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who; someone; somebody;
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岳
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point; peak; mountain;
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A HILL on a MOUNTAIN is sharp as a POINT.
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暢
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stretch;
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楽
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music; comfort; ease;
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A DOVE carrying SPARKLERS lands on a TREE- the sign for the MUSIC to begin.
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悌
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serving our elders;
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額
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forehead; tablet; plaque; framed picture; sum; amount; volume;
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To keep track of all your GUESTS, you imagine their names written on their HEAD, and what better part to do this than the FOREHEAD.
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禎
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happiness;
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掛
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hang; suspend; depend; arrive at; tax; pour;
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Desparate FINGERS pull at a HANGman's noose made form IVY, but what's really needed is a MAGIC WAND.
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逓
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relay; in turn; sending;
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潟
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lagoon;
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The STAPLE and REVERSE STAPLE (from ENTERTAIN), are borrowed to attach TAIL-FEATHERS to the WATER performers in a show at the LAGOON.
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惇
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sincere; kind; considerate;
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割
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proportion; comparatively; divide; cut; separate; split;
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The amount of HARM that can be done by a SABRE is directly PROPORTIONAL to its size.
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敦
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industry; kindliness;
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喝
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hoarse; scold;
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A MOUTH after a SIESTA is HOARSE.
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那
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what?;
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括
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fasten; tie up; arrest; constrict;
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FINGERS pull up the TOUNGE of a boot, and then FASTEN the claps over it.
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鍋
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pot; pan; kettle;
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活
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lively; resuscitation; being helped; living;
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Certain LIQUIDS on the TOUNGE make it more LIVELY and talkative.
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乃
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from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly;
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渇
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thirst; dry up; parch;
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WATER after a SIESTA quenches your THIRST.
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巴
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comma-design;
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滑
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slippery; slide; slip; flunk;
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WATER under a SKELETON causes it to have a SLIPPERY time.
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梅
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plum;
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褐
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brown; woollen kimono;
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The CLOAK worn during a SIESTA is BROWN.
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萩
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bush clover;
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轄
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control; wedge;
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If you lose CONTROL of a CAR, then a lot of HARM will be done.
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肇
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beginning;
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且
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moreover; also; furthermore;
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MOREOVER, the contents of a SHELF mean there is "MORE-OVER" your head.
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隼
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falcon;
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株
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stocks; stump; shares; stock; counter for small plants;
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A WOODEN board with VERMILLION colored markings could have been the first "big board" of the japanese STOCK market.
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斐
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beautiful; patterned;
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鎌
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sickle; scythe; trick;
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Made of METAL, and shown in films demonstrating how all the workers could work CONCURRENTLY, are the famed hammer and SICKLE of the communists.
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緋
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scarlet; cardinal;
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刈
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reap; cut; clip; trim; prune;
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A SHEAF and a SABRE combine to create a picture of a harvest being REAPED.
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彬
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refined; gentle;
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乾
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drought
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A MIST is BEGGED for by those suffering under a DROUGHT.
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芙
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lotus; Mt Fuji;
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冠
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crown; best; peerless;
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In this full kanji representation of CROWN, we find that in the BEGINNING of his reign, an ill-fitting CROWN was GLUED to the young king's head, until he finally got used to the idea of wearing the CROWN.
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楓
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maple;
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寒
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cold;
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An ICE-HOUSE is contstructed from CELERY sticks and ANIMAL LEGS to keep things COLD.
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蕗
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butterbur; bog rhubarb;
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刊
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publish; carve; engrave;
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SABRES hang from a CLOTHESLINE, which whir and cut the pages for a book as part of the PUBLISHING process.
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碧
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blue; green;
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勘
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intuition; perception;
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It is a TREMENDOUS POWER to have INTUITION.
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甫
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for the first time; not until;
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勧
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persuade; recommend; advise; encourage; offer;
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Riding around town on a PEGASUS rides a CIRCUS STRONGMAN, PERSUADING people to come see the magic circus.
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輔
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help;
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巻
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scroll; volume; book; part; roll up; wind up; tie; coil; counter for texts (on book scrolls);
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Before they discovered paper, the skin from about a QUARTER of a SNAKE was used as the basic unit to creat a SCROLL.
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穂
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ear; ear (grain); head; crest (wave);
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喚
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yell; cry; scream;
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The MOUTH of a neighbor of a DOG POUND is most likely to be YELLING at the dogs to "shuuuuut up!"
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萌
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show symptoms of; sprout; bud; malt;
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堪
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withstand; endure; support; resist;
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SOIL can WITHSTAND TREMENDOUS pressure.
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槙
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twig; ornamental evergreen;
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完
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perfect; completion; end;
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A little picher who practices throwing strikes off the side of his HOUSE since the very BEGINNING grows up to pitch a PERFECT game.
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亦
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also; again;
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官
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bureaucrat; the government;
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A HOUSE MAESTRO keeps his job by being an effective BUREAUCRAT.
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迄
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until; up to; as far as; to the extent;
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寛
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tolerant; leniency; generosity; relax; feel at home; be at ease; broadminded;
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In a HOTHOUSE, a gentle gardener SEES that his plants are growing slowly but is nontheless very TOLERANT.
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麿
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I; you; (kokuji);
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干
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dry; parch;
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Pictograph of a CLOTHESLINE with clothes set out to DRY.
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漫
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cartoon; involuntarily; in spite of oneself; corrupt;
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幹
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tree-trunk;
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Working in the early morning MIST, a farmer, with his anxious wife holding an UMBRELLA over his head, attaches a CLOTHESLINE to a TREE-TRUNK and pulls it out.
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稔
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harvest; ripen;
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患
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afflicted; disease; suffer from; be ill;
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AFFLICTED with the thirst for blood, a vampire is killed with a SHISH-KABOB to the HEART, thus ending his AFFLICTION once and for all.
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孟
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chief; beginning;
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感
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emotion; feeling; sensation;
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This character shows an EMOTIONAL protest MARCH, where all speak with one MOUTH and a lot of HEART, and everyone for some reason sings "I'll second that EMOTION".
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也
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to be (classical);
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慣
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accustomed; get used to; become experienced;
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When someone PIERCES your STATE OF MIND, you have become ACCUSTOMED to her smile.
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耶
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question mark;
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憾
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remorse; regret; be sorry;
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The loss of a MOOD-RING to which one is EMOTIONALLY attached gives a feeling of REMORSE.
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弥
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all the more; increasingly;
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換
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interchange; period; charge; change?;
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FINGERS at a DOG-POUND INTERCHANGE money, as dongs are bought and sold.
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靖
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peaceful;
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敢
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daring; sad; tragic; pitiful; frail; feeble;
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A SPIKE is hammered into the EAR of the evil TASKMASTER by a slave making a DARING escape.
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祐
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help;
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棺
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coffin; casket;
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Some feel the only WOOD suitable for an obstructive BUREAUCRAT is that of a COFFIN.
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擁
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hug; embrace; possess; protect; lead;
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款
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goodwill; article; section; friendship; collusion;
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A SAMURAI trying to help those who LACK even the basic amenities, stands behind a show-ALTAR, urging us to make contributions to our local GOODWILL.
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蓉
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lotus;
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歓
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delight; joy;
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A PEGASUS YAWNS in afternoon DELIGHT.
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遥
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far off; distant; long ago;
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汗
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sweat; perspire;
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SWEAT-shirt drips WATER on a CLOTHESLINE.
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羅
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gauze; thin silk; Rome;
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漢
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Sino-; China;
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WATER is poured on SCARECROWS in the SINO part of the world, because the poor things are outside all day in the hot sun.
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藍
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indigo;
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環
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ring; circle; link; wheel;
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Buy a JEWELED RING in a DEPARTMENT STORE.
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蘭
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orchid; Holland;
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甘
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sweet; coax; pamper; be content; sugary;
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TWENTY ONE SWEETS are carried in a picnic basket.
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璃
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glassy; lapis lazuli;
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監
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oversee; official; govt office; rule; administer;
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HAREM girls are provided with dinner in DISHES provided by an OVERSEER.
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亮
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clear; help;
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看
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watch over; see;
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A HAND covers EYES which WATCHES OVER something.
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諒
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fact; reality; understand; appreciate;
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管
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pipe; tube; wind instrument; drunken talk;
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A BUREAUCRAT smokes a BAMBOO PIPE.
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遼
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distant;
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簡
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simplicity; brevity;
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A stick of BAMBOO is fittingly split into INTERVALS, which define a unit of measurement which is SIMPLICITY itself.
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瑠
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lapis lazuli;
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緩
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slacken; loosen; relax; lessen; be moderate; ease;
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Thread is attached by MIGRATING DUCKS to the slower members to pull them back up to speed when they SLACKEN their pace.
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伶
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actor;
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缶
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tin can; container;
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Wild HORSES in the MOUNTAINS kick up old TIN CANS.
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嶺
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peak; summit;
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肝
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liver; pluck; nerve; chutzpah;
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Various PARTS OF THE BODY hang from a CLOTHESLINE from which a surgeon picks out a LIVER to transplant.
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怜
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wise;
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艦
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warship;
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The menacing sillouhette of the BOAT which OVERSEES the battle, is that of the WARSHIP.
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玲
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sound of jewels;
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観
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outlook; look; appearance; condition; view;
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A PEGASUS is sent up to SEE what the oncoming weather looks like, and upon his return he indicates the OUTLOOK is good.
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禄
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fief; allowance; pension; grant; happiness;
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貫
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pierce; 8 1/3lbs; penetrate; brace;
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A MOTHER gives SHELL-CURRENCY to her daughter to go out and PIERCE her ears.
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侑
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urge to eat;
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還
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send back; return;
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The expensive JEWEL purchased in RING, is replaced here by the ROAD traveled on the way back to the same DEPARTMENT STORE, to SEND BACK the rash purchase.
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洸
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sparkling water;
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鑑
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specimen; take warning from; learn from;
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GOLD SPECIMENS are OVERSEEN carefully in a mining operation during the gold rush.
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洵
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alike; truth;
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間
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interval; space;
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The amount of time it takes the SUN to pass across the city GATES is an INTERVAL of time.
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瑶
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beautiful as a jewel;
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閑
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leisure;
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TREES, as glimpsed through some GATES lead into an appealing LEISURE area.
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皓
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white; clear;
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関
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connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning;
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At the heavenly GATES, a GOLDEN CALF is your CONNECTION to get in.
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眸
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pupil of the eye;
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陥
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collapse; fall into; cave in; fall (castle); slide into;
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The ACROPOLIS, BOUND UP by patchwork repairs since OLDEN TIMES, finally COLLAPSES in a big heap.
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籠
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basket; devote oneself; seclude oneself; cage; coop; implied;
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韓
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Korea;
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Gazing through the MIST, while clutching a LOCKET which contains a picture of his loved one, a korean man gazes towards his beloved KOREA.
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翔
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soar; fly;
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館
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building; mansion; large building; palace;
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Inside this kanji for BUILDING, is an enormous amount of FOOD, which remains undistributed because of the BUREAUCRATS who run the BUILDING in which it is stored.
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肛
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anus;
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脩
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dried meat;
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丸
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round; full; month; perfection; -ship; pills; make round; roll up; curl up; seduce; explain away;
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NINE DROPS make a ROUND pattern.
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含
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include; bear in mind; understand; cherish;
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A modern CLOCK with a picture of a MOUTH underneath is an indication that the alarm is INCLUDED.
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茉
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jasmine;
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岸
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beach;
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We go down a MOUNTAIN, over the edge of a CLIFF, down an incredibly long CLOTHESLINE, and finally splash into a BEACH.
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莉
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jasmine;
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眼
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eyeball;
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The "SILVER" portion of the EYE is the EYEBALL.
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赳
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strong and brave;
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岩
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boulder; rock; cliff;
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A MOUNTAIN ROCK is a BOULDER.
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迪
|
edify; way; path;
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頑
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stubborn; foolish; firmly;
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If someone's HEAD always sticks with the BEGINNING idea, then he is very STUBBORN.
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頌
|
eulogy;
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顔
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face; expression;
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A LAD'S HEAD has a big FACE.
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願
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petition; request; vow; wish; hope;
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As you walk along a MEADOW, a man with a huge HEAD jumps out of nowhere and asks you to sign a PETITION.
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企
|
undertake; scheme; design; attempt; plan;
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The man leading a group of people on the beach cries "STOP, we shall plant the UMBRELLA here!" and UNDERTAKES to put it in the ground.
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危
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dangerous; fear; uneasy;
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A BOUND UP, UNLUCKY bad guy who has escaped is reported to be armed and extremely DANGEROUS.
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喜
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rejoice; take pleasure in;
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DRUMS are beaten and many MOUTHS are open in song as the people REJOICE on a festive occasion.
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器
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utensil; vessel; receptacle; implement; instrument; ability; container; tool; set;
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Several ST. BERNARDS DOGS sit around a table ready to eat, with their FOUR MOUTHS wide open gripping UTENSILS.
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基
|
fundamentals; radical (chem); counter for machines; foundation;
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Dumping a bunch of footballs out of a BUSHEL BASKET onto the GROUND, a famous coach announces "it's time to return to the FUNDAMENTALS!!"
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奇
|
strange; strangeness; curiousity;
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A ST. BERNARD'S DOG who thinks he CAN become human is STRANGE.
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寄
|
draw near; stop in; bring near; gather; collect; send; forward;
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A HOUSE which is STRANGE DRAWS NEAR in a nightmare.
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岐
|
branch off; fork in road; scene; arena; theater;
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A MOUNTAIN path BRANCHES OFF into the woods.
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希
|
hope; beg; request; pray; beseech; Greece; dilute (acid); rare; few; phenomenal;
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Filled with SHEAVES as proof of a suitor's ability to earn a living, and fine LINEN for his bride-to-be, is a HOPE chest.
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幾
|
how many; how much; how far; how long;
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TWO COCOONS are saddled with the job of counting the PERSON who attend the FIESTA- "HOW MANY in your party?"
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忌
|
mourning; abhor; detestable; death anniversary;
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The emotional HEART lends its sensibilities to this kanji. It seems like a SNAKE has bitten the HEART of someone in MOURNING.
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揮
|
brandish; wave; wag; swing; shake;
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FINGERS of a gladiator in CHARIOT BRANDISH the head of a vanquished opponent to a fenzied crowd.
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机
|
desk; table;
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A TREE which was blown down by the WIND serves as an impromptu DESK.
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旗
|
national flag; banner; standard;
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A BANNER that is always carefully stored in a BUSHEL BASKET is the NATIONAL FLAG.
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既
|
previously; already; long ago;
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SILVER change is collected by a WAITRESS for service rendered PREVIOUSLY, but when you ask her for a date, she has a PREVIOUS engagement.
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期
|
period; time; date; term;
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All the BUSHEL BASKETS on a farm are filled in one MONTH, the basic PERIOD of time it takes to complete the harvest.
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棋
|
chess piece; Japanese chess; shogi;
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TREES on one side and BUSHEL BASKETS on the other form bizarre CHESS PIECES.
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棄
|
abandon; throw away; discard; resign; reject; sacrifice;
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An INFANT sleeps in a blanket BUCKLED to a TREE, ABANDONED to the first passerby who will take him.
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機
|
mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane;
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A wooden ABACUS is the first MECHANISM.
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帰
|
homecoming; arrive at; lead to; result in;
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A warrior carrying a SPEAR is given his new weapons, a BROOM and an APRON, at his HOMECOMING party.
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気
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spirit; mind;
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ONE RECLINING HOOK picks up SHEAVES and tosses them about in a prank played by a mischevous SPIRIT.
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汽
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vapor; steam;
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The mischievous SPIRIT suddenly changes into WATER and becomes VAPOR.
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祈
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pray; wish;
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A holy man urgers fierce warriors to lay down their AXES and come to the ALTAR and PRAY.
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季
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seasons;
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WHEAT is a CHILD of the SEASONS.
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紀
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chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period;
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THREAD is spit out by a SNAKE in the forms of letters to create a CHRONICLE of his life.
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規
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standard; measure;
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A HUSBAND must SEE to it that his children are raised with the proper STANDARDS.
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記
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scribe; account; narrative;
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WORD-SNAKE would be how a "mis-quoted" athlete would characterize the SCRIBE for a local newspaper.
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貴
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precious; value; prize; esteem; honor;
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A PURSE contains SHELLS which are very PRECIOUS.
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起
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rouse; wake up; get up;
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The effect of early joggers RUNNING on sleeping SNAKES is to ROUSE them.
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軌
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rut; wheel; track; model; way of doing;
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CARS, NINE in all, passing over the same spot create a RUT.
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輝
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radiance; shine; sparkle; gleam; twinkle;
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A SHAMAN takes a ride in a CHARIOT wearing a RADIANT smile. (Recall the SMALL combined with HUMAN LEGS formed the SHAMAN of the kanji for RAY).
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飢
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hungry; starve;
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FOOD blown away by the WIND leaves people at a picnic feeling rather HUNGRY.
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騎
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equestrian; riding on horses; counter for equestrians;
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A TEAM OF HORSES perform STRANGE tricks in an EQUESTRIAN event.
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鬼
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ghost; devil;
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With BRAINS looking like DROPS coming out of his head, an arm cut off at the ELBOW, and long, gangly HUMAN LEGS, a horrible GHOST appears.
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亀
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tortoise; turtle;
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Pictograph of a TORTOISE- with an eel riding on its back!
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偽
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falsehood; lie; deceive; pretend; counterfeit; forgery;
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A PERSON swears not to "DO" a FALSEHOOD.
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儀
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ceremony; rule; affair; case; a matter;
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The PERSON who is the most RIGHTEOUS performs all the CEREMONIES.
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宜
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best regards; good;
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On a prominent SHELF in a HOUSE are placed cards and letters from family and friends signed with BEST REGARDS.
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戯
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frolic; play; sport;
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A ROW of TIGERS during a FIESTA FROLIC about.
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技
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skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts;
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In the days when this kanji was written, a set of FINGERS wielding a BRANCH well enough to fight off a wild beast was a germane definition of SKILL.
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擬
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mimic; aim (a gun) at; nominate; imitate;
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FINGERS are used by a MIMIC as part of his act, and he is so effective that people start to DOUBT if he's a MIMIC or the real thing.
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欺
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deceit; cheat; delude;
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A drug smuggler carrying a BUSHEL BASKET full of cocaine YAWNS in feigned boredom as he passes through customs with well planned DECEIT.
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犠
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sacrifice;
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COW and RIGHTEOUSNESS combine to create a picture of a SACRIFICE to the gods.
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疑
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doubt; distrust; be suspicious; question;
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After using a SPOON to put poison in a DART, then shooting and next stamping with a CHOP-SEAL and shipping a poor animal off to a ZOO, a zoo-keeper starts to have DOUBTS about his profession.
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義
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righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning;
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A SHEEP with an EGO has a strong sense of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
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議
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deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration;
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WORDS proclaiming the RIGHTEOUSNESS of each side's motives are exchanged during DELIBERATIONS.
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菊
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chrysanthemum;
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The FLOWER in which the petals look like BOUND-UP RICE is a CHRYSANTHEMUM.
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吉
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good luck; joy; congratulations;
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A special kind of SAMURAI eschews the sword and instead opens his MOUTH and wishes GOOD LUCK to one and all.
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喫
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consume; eat; drink; smoke; receive (a blow);
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A dieter's PLEDGE is broken as he opens his MOUTH to CONSUME a box of candy.
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詰
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packed; close; pressed; reprove; rebuke; blame;
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WORDS are PACKED inot an AEROSAL CAN.
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却
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instead; on the contrary; rather;
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STAMPS are all GONE- INSTEAD we now have e-mail.
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客
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guest; visitor; customer; client;
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EACH HOUSE provides a home for an honoured GUEST at one time or another.
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脚
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skids; leg; undercarriage;
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A bum is chided that he could have gone to the MOON; INSTEAD he ended up on SKID row!
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虐
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tyrannize; oppress;
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By threatening to feed the people to the TIGERS he keeps in a BOX, ONE at a time, a tyrant TYRANNIZES his countrymen.
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逆
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inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked;
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A MOUNTAIN GOAT running on the ROAD is INVERTED by an oncoming car.
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丘
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hill; knoll;
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AXES tossed on the FLOOR pile up high enough to make a HILL.
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久
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long time; old story;
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BOUND UP shares a common stroke with PERSON to indicate a PERSON BOUND UP for a LONG TIME.
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休
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rest; day off; retire; sleep;
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A PERSON leans against a TREE for REST.
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及
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reach out; exert; exercise; cause;
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A FIST REACHES OUT (represented by the third line) in this kanji.
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吸
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suck; imbibe; inhale; sip;
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A baby's MOUTH and OUTSTRETCHED HANDS create a picture of an infant happily SUCKING on his mother's breast.
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宮
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Shinto shrine; constellations; palace; princess;
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A HOUSE with a SPINE running decoratively along the top is a SHINTO SHRINE.
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弓
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bow; bow (archery violin);
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One way to look at this pictograph has the top and bottom as the ends of the bow being drawn, and the middle section is an exaggeration of slight inward curve a bow has at its center.
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急
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hurry; emergency; sudden; steep;
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The emotional HEART lends its sensibilities to this kanji. Add to this picture of the BINDING on a BROOM falling apart becuae whoever using it is in such a HURRY.
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救
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salvation; save; help; rescue; reclaim;
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Making sure that the band members REQUEST contributions from each passerby is as TASKMASTER for the SALVATION army.
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朽
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decay; rot; remain in seclusion;
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The carcass of an animal caught in a SNARE which was placed in a TREE DECAYS.
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求
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request; want; wish for; require; demand;
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At the point of an ARROW, RICE GRAINS for the poor are politely REQUESTED by a robin hood-like character.
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泣
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cry; weep; moan;
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Needing WATER for its plants, a VASE starts CRYING.
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球
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ball; sphere;
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In this full kanji for BALL, we find that we can have a BALL simply by REQUESTING it.
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究
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research; study;
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Seeming to fall off a table, and into a HOLE, is the curve-ball of BASEBALL. How it does this is the subject of much scientific RESEARCH.
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窮
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hard up; destitute; suffer; perplexed; cornered;
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SOMEBODY in a HOLE with only an empty BOW is really HARD UP and struggles to find a way out of the hole.
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級
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class; rank; grade;
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The ties and prejudices of CLASS, here represented by THREAD around OUTSTRETCHED HANDS, are difficult to break.
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糾
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twist; ask; investigate; verify;
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A THREAD is TWISTED round and round a CORNUCOPIA until it starts to get its characteristic TWIST.
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給
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salary; wage; gift; allow; grant; bestow on;
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In a piecework system, a textile worker, based on the amount of work done, (measured by the amount of THREAD used), is hopefully reimbursed with a FITTING SALARY.
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旧
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old times; old things; old friend; former; ex-;
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Kids were punished by whacking them with a CANE all DAY long in the OLDEN TIMES
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牛
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cow;
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Attempting unsuccessfully to RECLINE on a bed of NEEDLES in india is a sacred COW.
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去
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gone; past; quit; leave; elapse; eliminate; divorce;
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The SOIL on your ELBOW will son be GONE-- see the kanji for METHOD to find out how.
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居
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reside; to be; exist; live with;
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A FLAG is hung outside the place where OLD soldiers RESIDE.
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巨
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gigantic; big; large; great;
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The pop-eye of a GIGANTIC giant.
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拒
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repel; refuse; reject; decline;
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FINGERS of a GIANT grasp a bottle of insect REPELLENT.
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拠
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foothold; based on; follow; therefore;
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FINGERS grab onto a garbage DISPOSAL which happens to be stuck in the mountainside, which thus becomes a FOOTHOLD.
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挙
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raise; plan; project; behavior; actions;
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An eager student's HAND is prominently featured in this kanji for RAISE. The teacher is a venerable OWL, and the setting is a shop class, where kids are learning how to use TOOLS to RAISE the dead.
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虚
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void; emptiness; unpreparedness; crack; fissure; untruth;
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TIGERS lined up in a ROW is the fate of those who improperly VOID a check.
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許
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permit; approve;
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WORDS together with HORSE give us the image of a talking HORSE. Thus, a WORD-HORSE gives you a drving test for your learner's PERMIT.
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距
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long-distance;
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A WOODEN-LEGGED GIANT runs in the boston marathon, covering a LONG-DISTANCE with each stride.
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漁
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fishing; fishery;
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WATER combines with FISH to crate an image of someone FISHING.
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魚
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fish;
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BOUND UP, dragged through a RICE FIELD and fried over a COOKING FIRE, is usually what happens to a kanji FISH.
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享
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receive; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch;
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A TALL CHILD RECEIVES many gifts.
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京
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capital; 10**16;
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Both the TALL and the SMALL are ruled by the pronouncements from the CAPITAL.
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供
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submit; offer; present; serve (meal); accompany;
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競
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emulate; compete with; bid; sell at auction; bout; contest; race;
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TWO TEENAGERS balancing VASES on their heads bump chests as they each to knock the VASE off the other's head in a TEEN COMPETITION.
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共
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together; both; neither; all; and; alike; with;
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A PERSON STRINGS TOGETHER a series of paper dolls on a string, to SUBMIT as an entry in a contest.
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凶
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villain; evil; bad luck; disaster;
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Using a huge SHOVEL to steal all the SHEAVES in the field is a dastardly VILLIAN.
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協
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co-; cooperation;
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A NEEDLE is lifted by THREE not-so-strong CIRCUS STRONGMEN in a CO-operative venture.
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叫
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shout; exclaim; yell;
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A group singing "SHOUT" can't get enough volume so one of them puts his MOUTH to a narrow end of a CORNUCOPIA and starts to SHOUT even louder.
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境
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boundary; border; region;
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Thrusting from the SOIL at various intervals along a BOUNDARY are MIRRORS to scare away intruders who suddenly see themselves reflected.
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峡
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gorge; ravine;
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A MOUNTAIN looks like it has been split open by the SCISSORS of god, leaving an immense gaping GORGE.
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強
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strong;
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An INSECT has VAST STRENGTH (relative to its size, at least).
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恐
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fear; dread; awe;
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The HEART which is CRAFTED from MEDIOCRE materials succombs easily to FEAR.
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恭
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respect; reverent;
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Offensive linemen have VALENTINES STRUNG TOGETHER around their necks as they play football, which they wear as a sign of their long battle for RESPECT.
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挟
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pinch; between;
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FINGERS grasp SCISSORS to cut a SANDWICH.
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教
|
teach; faith; doctrine;
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FILIAL PIETY and TASKMASTER combine to present an image of a TEACHER at work.
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橋
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bridge;
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TREES are used by guardian ANGELS to quickly form a BRIDGE for their unknowing charges.
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況
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condition; situation; but of course
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When asked if he is going to jump in the WATER for a swim, an enthusiastic TEENAGER says "BUT OF COURSE!"
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狂
|
lunatic; insane; crazy; confuse;
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WILD DOGS are ordered by the LUNATIC KING to be unleashed upon the public.
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狭
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cramped; narrow; contract; tight;
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A brave man holds off a PACK OF WILD DOGS with SCISSORS, but his arms are starting to CRAMP.
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矯
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rectify; straighten; correct; reform; cure; control; pretend; falsify;
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A DART-carrying ANGEL bent on revenge flies about looking to RECTIFY wrongdoings.
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胸
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bosom; breast; chest; heart; feelings;
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The FLESH of a beautiful captive is BOUND UP by a dastardly VILLIAN, as her BOSOM heaves in distress.
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脅
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threaten; coerce;
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THREE CIRCUS STRONGMEN tower above the PARTS OF THE BODY they are going to break as they THREATEN you.
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興
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entertain; revive; retrieve; interest; pleasure;
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STAPLE and REVERSE STAPLE hold up curtains on either side of MONKS singing gregorian chant, while standing on the stage-like TOOL, all in order to ENTERTAIN you.
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郷
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home town; village; native place; district;
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With COCOONS filled with gold, a favorite SON returns to his HOME TOWN.
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鏡
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mirror; speculum; barrel-head; round rice-cake offering;
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The full kanji for MIRROR incorporates the polished METAL which could have made the first MIRROR.
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響
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echo; also N5116; sound; resound; ring; vibrate;
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The "HOME TOWN" SOUND is an empty ECHO, because all of the kids have moved to the city.
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驚
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wonder; be surprised; frightened; amazed;
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An AWESOME action hero riding a TEAM OF HORSES is none other than "WONDER-wanda".
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仰
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face-up; look up; depend; seek; respect; rever; drink; take;
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A PERSON must FACE-UP to the fact that a BOX of STAMPS (which usually features the FACE of a president looking UP) is now empty.
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凝
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congeal; freeze; stiff; be absorbed in;
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The cooling process initiated by ICE combines with DOUBT to describe how a liquid CONGEALS into a solid.
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暁
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daybreak; dawn; in the event;
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In a peaceful agricultural scene, the SUN rises up over a STRAWMAN at DAYBREAK.
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業
|
business; vocation; arts; performance;
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If the product you're planning to sell is still HANGING IN A ROW UPSIDE DOWN on the original delivery rack, then you are NOT YET ready for BUSINESS.
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局
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bureau; board; office; affair; conclusion; court lady; lady-in-waiting; her apartment;
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At central headquarters, a FLAG hags out with a noble PHRASE emblazoned on it showing the motto of the BUREAU.
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曲
|
bend; music; melody; composition; pleasure; injustice; fault; curve; crooked; perverse; lean;
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A BRAIN is BENT by the extra line coming from the middle of it.
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極
|
poles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10**48;
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A poor polar bear in the north POLE is caught cruelly by a SNARE in his MOUTH and CROTCH, and his carcass, as dead as a TREE, will probably end up on the ocean FLOOR under the north POLE.
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玉
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jewel; ball;
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The DROPS associated with a KING are ball shaped JEWELS.
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桐
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paulownia;
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A TREE which looks the SAME as someone named "Paul" is named the "PAULOWNIA".
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勤
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diligence; become employed; serve;
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A CABBAGE is believed by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN to be the source of his amazing strength, so he eats it DILIGENTLY.
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均
|
level; average;
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SOIL with a DROP breaking its smooth surface is made LEVEL by a LADLE.
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錦
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brocade; fine dress; honors;
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GOLD and WHITE buttons flashing on a TOWEL create an image of a BROCADE.
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斤
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axe; 1.32 lb; catty;
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Pictograph of an AXE.
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琴
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harp; koto;
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Two KINGS using a CLOCK as a metronome learn to play the HARP.
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禁
|
prohibition; ban; forbid;
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In the speak-easies, a bar was disguised as an ALTAR and surrounded by a GROVE in case of a police raid during the times of the PROHIBITION.
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筋
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muscle; sinew; tendon; fiber; plot; plan; descent;
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A BAMBOO with MOONS attached acts as a barbell to create MUSCLES.
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緊
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tense; solid; hard; reliable; tight;
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JEANS held together by just a few THREADS make the wearer very TENSE that they might split.
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菌
|
germ; fungus; bacteria;
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FLOWERS PENT-UP in a CEREAL box are a breeding ground for GERMS.
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襟
|
collar; neck; lapel;
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The priestly CLOAK combines with PROHIBITION from worldly pleasures to represent a priest's COLLAR.
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謹
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discreet; reverently; humbly;
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If you're dying to tell a secret, whisper your WORDS to a CABBAGE- it will be DISCREET.
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近
|
near; early; akin; tantamount;
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AXES on the ROAD keep intruders from coming NEAR.
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金
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gold;
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The KING sits under an UMBRELLA as each of his vassals presents him with two DROPS of GOLD.
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吟
|
versify; singing; recital;
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A CLOCK is installed into one side of a poets MOUTH to help him VERSIFY rhythmically.
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銀
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silver;
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METAL is added to SILVER to create the full kanji for SILVER.
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九
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nine;
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The second stroke kicks out to represent one of NINE baseball players as he slides into a base
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句
|
phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku;
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A captive with MOUTH BOUND UP can only speak in muffled PHRASES.
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区
|
ward; district;
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A warden delivers a BOX of SHEAVES to each prison WARD.
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苦
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suffering; trial; worry; hardship; feel bitter; scowl;
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FLOWER grows OLD, and SUFFERS.
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駆
|
drive; run; gallop; advance; inspire; impel;
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A TEAM OF HORSES takes the WARDEN for a DRIVE around the WARD in which is prison is located.
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駒
|
pony; horse; colt;
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If a TEAM OF HORSES is a novel, then a PONY is a mere PHRASE.
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具
|
tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor suits sets of furniture;
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A TOOL with an EYE mounted on it is especially good at completing its job.
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愚
|
foolish; folly; absurdity; stupid;
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The TALKING CRICKET tries to get pinnochio to have a change of HEART on the dangers of being so FOOLISH.
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虞
|
uneasiness; fear; anxiety; concern;
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A TIGER standing directly behind you will GIVE you a feeling of UNEASINESS.
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空
|
empty; sky; void; vacant; vacuum;
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A HOLE is CRAFTED, leaving an EMPTY space.
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偶
|
accidentally; even number; couple; man & wife; same kind;
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TALKING CRICKET discusses the long, tough ROAD to success during an INTERVIEW.
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隅
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corner; nook;
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At the ACROPOLIS, yhou find a friendly TALKING CRICKET in each CORNER acting as a kind of tour guide.
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屈
|
yield; bend; flinch; submit;
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A yellow FLAG flutters near an EXIT, urging drivers to YIELD to oncoming traffic.
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掘
|
dig; delve; excavate;
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FINGERS grasp a YIELD sign and start DIGGING.
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靴
|
shoes;
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The first thing they did when they discovered LEATHER, was CHANGE it into nice, comfortable SHOES.
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熊
|
bear;
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A poor BEAR has his ELBOWS attached to a roasting stick, while his FLESH has seasoning poured on it by TWO SPOONS, as he turns slowly over a CAMP-FIRE.
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栗
|
chestnut;
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In the OLD WEST, gathering under a CHESTNUT TREE, cowboys tell each other jokes that are old CHESTNUTS.
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繰
|
winding; reel; spin; turn (pages); look up; refer to;
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THREAD WINDS and unWINDS around a NEST to create a picture of a kind of yo-yo.
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桑
|
mulberry;
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MULBERRY TREES have THREE CROTCHES.
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勲
|
meritorious deed; merit;
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A CIRCUS STRONGMAN who stops a PICKUP TRUCK from running into a CAMPFIRE surrounded by boyscouts is decorated by the scout leader for the MERITORIOUS DEED.
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君
|
old boy; name-suffix;
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I say, OLD BOY, would you help me get this MOP out of my MOUTH, which my wife just jammed into it? Thanks, OLD BOY.
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薫
|
fragrant; be scented; smoke (cigs);
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FLOWERS burnt over a CAMPFIRE create a HEAVY FRAGRANCE
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訓
|
instruction; Japanese character reading; explanation; read;
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WORDS come forth in a STREAM, giving INSTRUCTION.
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群
|
flock; group; crowd; herd; swarm; cluster;
|
SHEEP fittingly appear in the kanji for FLOCK. Add to that an OLD BOY acting as the shepherd and you've got a FLOCK.
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軍
|
army; force; troops; war; battle;
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A leader wears a CROWN as he rides his VEHICLE into battle at the head of his ARMY.
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郡
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county; district;
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Tossing the OLD BOYS who give him such a hard time right out over the CITY WALL is the proverbial "coward of the COUNTY".
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係
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person in charge; connection; duty; concern oneself;
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The PERSON who carries the YARN is the PERSON IN CHARGE because he can dole it out to anyone at his own discretion.
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傾
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lean; incline; tilt; trend; wane; sink; ruin; bias;
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The undecided CHANGING HEAD mentally LEANS one way, then the other.
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刑
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punish; penalty; sentence; punishment;
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TWO HANDS are cut off with a SABRE as an extreme form of PUNISHMENT.
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兄
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elder brother; big brother;
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Simply a MOUTH on HUMAN LEGS is how many family members think of the ELDER BROTHER.
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啓
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disclose; open; say;
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A TASKMASTER listens behind closed DOORS to a whispering MOUTH as it DISCLOSES valuable information.
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圭
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square jewel; corner; angle; edge;
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SOIL is piled on top of SOIL over the ages and eventually flattens down and turns into a SQUARE JEWEL.
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型
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mould; type; model;
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By employing a method of reward and PUNISHMENT, behaviour is MOLDED like a soft pile of SOIL.
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契
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pledge; promise; vow;
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A class of sherlock holmes' ST. BERNARD'S DOGS clutch the tools of their trade, a MAGNIFYING GLASS, and a DAGGER, as they PLEDGE loyalty to their proud master.
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形
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shape; form; style;
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In the full kanji for SHAPE, we see the TWO HANDS which created the SHAPE in the first place.
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径
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diameter; path; method;
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A LINE is how the DIAMETER of a circle at the top of a SPOOL his represented.
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恵
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favor; blessing; grace; kindness;
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A knight, whose lance is represented by the NEEDLE, as he ventures onto the FIELD of combat has won the HEART of the princess and thus she bestows upon him her FAVOR.
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慶
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jubilation; congratulate; rejoice; be happy;
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The HEAD from MELANCHOLY is replaced by a DEER, who feels that way because he will be eaten in great JUBILATION if he is caught.
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憩
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recess; rest; relax; repose;
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Sticking out their TONGUE and wiping their NOSES, as their HEARTS beat from the exercise, are kids at RECESS.
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掲
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put up (a notice); put up; hoist; display; hang out; publish; describe;
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Political activists run all over town, using FINGERS to push SIESTA takers out of the way, so they can PUT UP NOTICES everywhere.
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携
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portable; carry (in hand); armed with; bring along;
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FINGERED-TURKEY working as a door-to-door salesman carries PORTABLE vacuum cleaners in its FIST.
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敬
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awe; respect; honor; revere;
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FLOWERY PHRASES are used by a servant speaking to a TASKMASTER who is held in AWE by all.
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景
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scenery; view;
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A DAY spent in the nation's CAPITALreveals some beautiful SCENERY.
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桂
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Japanese Judas-tree; cinnamon tree;
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Contrary to popular belief, JUDAS received an ivy-colored SQUARE-JEWEL for his infamous betrayal, and the location of the payment was under a TREE.
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渓
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mountain stream; valley;
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A VULTURE-MAN suddenly springs from the WATER of a MOUNTAIN STREAM.
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系
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lineage; system;
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THREADS of LINEAGE are sometimes DROPPED.
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経
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sutra; longitude; pass thru; expire; warp;
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Picture a monk, who, while passing a THREAD throught the center of a SPOOL (of thread) chants a zen SUTRA.
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継
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inherit; succeed; patch; graft (tree);
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The THREAD provides the sense of continuity found in INHERIT. The WILL completes the picture for INHERIT.
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茎
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stalk; stem;
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FLOWERS placed in the top of a huge SPOOL of thread create a stage-prop image of an enormously tall beanSTALK.
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蛍
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lightning-bug; firefly;
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A SCHOOLHOUSE full of INSECTS are LIGHTNING-BUGS learning how to light.
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計
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plot; plan; scheme; measure;
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Harsh WORDS which sting like a NEEDLE are used to draft an unwilling accomplice into a PLOT to overthrow the king.
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警
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admonish; commandment;
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AWESOME WORDS ADMONISH.
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軽
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lightly; trifling; unimportant;
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A CAR has SPOOL for the motor which is so LIGHT the car gets tremendous gas mileage.
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鶏
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chicken;
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A hungry VULTURE MAN seizes a BIRD for dinner-- namely a CHICKEN.
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芸
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technique; art; craft; performance; acting; trick; stunt;
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Throwing FLOWERS into a RISING CLOUD is a new TECHNIQUE for forecasting the weather.
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迎
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welcome; meet; greet;
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From a BOX of STAMPS extends a ROAD composed of WELCOME mats.
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鯨
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whale;
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A FISH as big as the nation's CAPITAL is said to be a WHALE.
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劇
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drama; play;
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A TIGER is killed by a SOW with a SABRE in a greek DRAMA.
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撃
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beat; attack; defeat; conquer;
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We see HANDS are used as the VEHICLE to deliver MISSILE-like blows to the unfortunate victim of a BEATING.
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激
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violent; get excited; enraged; chafe; incite;
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The WHITE WATER of nature's forces SET FREE in a paint a picture of the enormous VIOLENCE of an ocean storm.
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傑
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greatness; excellence;
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A PERSON wearing SUNGLASSES hides in a TREE, forced up there by fanatical fans who think he's the next alexander the GREAT.
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欠
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lack; gap; fail;
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RECLINE with a HOOK combines with PERSON to demonstrate a LACK of sleep.
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決
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decide; fix; agree upon; appoint;
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Symbolically washing his hands in WATER, a revolutionary judge commits members of royalty to the GUILLOTINE, their fate having been DECIDED by the events of history.
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潔
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undefiled; pure; clean; righteous; gallant;
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WATER in its ELEMENTARY state is UNDEFILED. DAGGER provides an exclamation point.
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穴
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hole; aperture; slit; cave; den;
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EIGHT HOUSES fall into a HOLE.
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結
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tie; bind; contract; join; organize; do up hair; fasten;
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An AEROSOL CAN sprays a special THREAD which TIES up its victim.
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血
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blood;
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A DROP in a DISH turns out to be BLOOD.
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月
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month; moon;
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Pictograph of the crescent MOON as seen through wisps of clouds.
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件
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affair; case; matter; item;
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A PERSON has a secret AFFAIR-- with a COW!!!
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倹
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frugal; economy; thrifty;
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A FRUGAL PERSON uses an AWL to make new holes in a belt.
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健
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healthy; health; strength; persistence;
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A PERSON who is BUILT-up is very HEALTHY.
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兼
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concurrently; and;
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An amibitous fellow for some reason wants to attach ANIMAL HORNS to his DOUBLE-HANDLED RAKE, but the handles end up SPLITTING because he is trying to do two jobs CONCURRENTLY.
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券
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ticket;
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Either pay a QUARTER or threaten the ticket-seller with a DAGGER to get your TICKET to the movie.
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剣
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sabre; sword; blade; clock hand;
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In the full kanji for SABRE, an AWL sharpens the point at the end of a SABRE.
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圏
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sphere; circle; radius; range;
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Similar to the astronomical MAP (pent-up plus big dipper), a planetary map with PENT UP acting as the border, and the SCROLL within describing the heavenly SPHERES.
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堅
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strict; hard; solid; tough; tight; reliable;
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Parents who punish kids fust for getting their JEANS covered with DIRT are overly STRICT.
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嫌
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dislike; detest; hate;
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A WOMAN whose boyfriend is going out with other girls CONCURRENTLY rather DISLIKES the situation.
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建
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build;
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Due to lack of material, frustrated architects finally throw up their hands and use WRITING BRUSHES piled upon one another which STRETCH toward the sky to BUILD a skyscraper.
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憲
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constitution; law;
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At the first white HOUSE, a MAGNIFYING GLASS was used to check the details, while the EYES and HEARTS of the country were with the original farmers of the u.s. CONSTITUTION.
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懸
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suspend; hang; 10%; install; depend; consult;
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In a weird sci-fi flick, from an EYEHOOK LOCK connected to a piece of YARN, a beating human HEART hands SUSPENDED in the air.
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検
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examination; investigate;
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Having to write the answers into a TREE with an AWL makes for a tough EXAMINATION.
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権
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authority; power; rights;
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The TREE represents the stick wielded by the PEGASUS as he shows off his new-found AUTHORITY.
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犬
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dog;
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Pictograph- of the huge ST. BERNARD'S DOG, standing next to a small DOT of a CHIHUAHUA DOG.
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献
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offering; counter for drinks; present; offer;
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In the deep SOUTH, it could have been a tradition to offer a pet CHIHUAHUA as an OFFERING when visiting friends.
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研
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polish; study of; sharpen;
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A STONE by TWO HANDS is POLISHED .
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絹
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silk;
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SILKY THREAD from the MOUTH of a silkworm is produced only under the light of the MOON.
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県
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prefecture;
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The EYE and HOOK from "straightaway" here combine with SMALL to create EYE-HOOK LOCKS which band together all the PREFECTURES on a three-dimensional japanese map.
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肩
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shoulder;
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To knock down a DOOR, the PART OF BODY used is the SHOULDER.
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見
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see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible;
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A creature consisting only of an EYE and HUMAN LEGS SEES extremely well
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謙
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self-effacing; humble oneself; condescend; be modest;
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WORDS come CONCURRENTLY from a SELF-EFFACING person in order to deflect praise being heaped upon him.
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賢
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intelligent; wise; wisdom; cleverness;
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Smartest girl in the class buys old JEANS instead of designer clothes, thus saving SHELL-MONEY, a strategy which is highly INTELLIGENT.
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軒
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flats; counter for houses; eaves;
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In japan it's so crowded that CARS with CLOTHESLINES around the are de-facto FLATS for some young people.
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遣
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dispatch; send; give; donate; do; undertake;
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A MAESTRO not making enough money decides to increase the contents of his PURSE, and takes a ROAD-related night job- not to drive taxis, but to DISPATCH them.
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険
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precipitous; inaccessible place; impregnable position; steep place; sharp eyes;
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A tiny AWL supports the ACROPOLIS from falling down a PRECIPITOUS incline.
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顕
|
appear; existing;
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A magician takes a DAFODIL flower and suddenly makes a HEAD APPEAR in its place.
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験
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verification; effect; testing;
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In the days of yore, when a TEAM OF HORSES passed a checkpoint, an AWL was used to poke the leather binding of the horses, for VERIFICATION that no weapons were hidden within.
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元
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beginning; former time; origin;
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TWO HUMAN LEGS are given out at the BEGINNING
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原
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meadow; original; primitive; field; plain; prairie; tundra; wilderness;
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CLIFF SPRINGS give rise to MEADOWS.
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厳
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stern; strictness; severity; rigidity;
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OWL soars ffrom a CLIFF in a DARING escape from an overly STERN owl-master.
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幻
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phantasm; vision; dream; illusion; apparition;
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Instead of garlic, for some reason COCOONS are hung from COATHANGERS throughout the house in an effort to repel visits from an irksome PHANTASM.
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減
|
dwindle; decrease; reduce; decline; curtail; get hungry;
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Dropping out to seek a drink of WATER as their MOUTHS becomes dry, the number of participants in a MARCH starts to DWINDLE rapidly.
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源
|
source; origin;
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WATER from the cliff-top MEADOW is the SOURCE for the whole community.
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玄
|
mysterious; occultness;
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Whodunit MYSTERY novels now have a new addition to the genre- the TOPHATTED COCOON who unravels a MYSTERY, and then disappears.
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現
|
present; existing; actual;
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The KING, lacking political vision, SEES only the PRESENT.
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言
|
say;
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4 LINES above a MOUTH will later become letters which show what it SAYS
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限
|
limit; restrict; to best of ability;
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Posted on the ACROPOLIS in shiny SILVER numbers so the whole of athens will see, is the speed LIMIT.
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個
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individual; counter for articles and military units;
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A PERSON who is HARDENED the criticisms of others is an INDIVIDUAL.
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古
|
old;
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This looks like a grave-marker, the ever-nearing destination of the very OLD
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呼
|
call; call out to; invite;
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A MOUTH, through a rolled-up WATER-LILY, CALLS to the bullfrogs.
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固
|
harden; set; clot; curdle;
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Someone PENT-IN and OLD is a HARDENED criminal.
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孤
|
orphan; alone;
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A shirley temple-like CHILD left in a MELON patch is a poor ORPHAN who survives on MELONS until she finds a parent.
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己
|
self; snake; serpent;
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Pictograph for SNAKE.
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庫
|
warehouse; storehouse;
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CARS in a CAVE make a garage-like WAREHOUSE.
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弧
|
arc; arch; bow;
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The ARC of a BOW, the ARC of the arrow's flight until it hits a MELON hanging from a target from a tree branc, as well as the path of the MELON as it gently swings in the air afterwards combine to describe an ARC.
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戸
|
door;
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ONE FLAG waves above a DOOR.
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故
|
happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently;
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In egypt a TOMBSTONE of an ancient TASKMASTER is discovered by HAPPENSTANCE.
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枯
|
wither; die; dry up; be seasoned;
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A TREE beside a TOMBSTONE gets depressed at its company, so it WITHERS and dies.
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湖
|
lake;
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When the MOON got very OLD, it lost all the WATER that it had on its surface to form a huge LAKE on the earth.
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虎
|
tiger; drunkard;
|
A MAGIC WAND is waved from a CLIFF overlooking a ZOO to find out who bit off the SEVEN HUMAN LEGS that were found laying about-- fittingly it's a TIGER.
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誇
|
boast; be proud; pride; triumphantly;
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A hunter's BOASTFUL WORDS are overly familiar as he explains how he caught a rabid ST. BERNARD'S DOG with ONE SNARE.
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雇
|
employ; hire;
|
Walking in through the DOOR is TURKEY who has just been EMPLOYED.
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顧
|
look back; review; examine oneself; turn around;
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The industrious EMPLOYEE causes discomfort for his superiors, forcing them to turn their HEADS to LOOK BACK and see who is gaining on them.
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鼓
|
drum; beat; rouse; muster;
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In the full kanji for DRUM, we see that a BRANCH is used to beat the DRUM.
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五
|
five;
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KEYS hang by a CANE from a ceiling- FIVE of them
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互
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mutually; reciprocally; together;
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Two WALLS one right side up, and the other upside down, MUTUALLY support each other.
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午
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noon; seventh sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the horse;
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A lazy horse RECLINES in a bed of NEEDLES until NOON.
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呉
|
give; do something for;
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The CROOKED MOUTH uses as a TOOL to manipulate others insincere complements, easily GIVEN.
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吾
|
I; my; our; ones own;
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FIVE MOUTHS have "I"
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娯
|
recreation; pleasure;
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A WOMAN who GIVES of her talents (a geisha perhaps?), provides a tired samurai with a bit of RECREATION.
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後
|
behind; back; later;
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A LINE of COCOONS improbably wearing STILTS follow one BEHIND the next.
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御
|
honorable; manipulate; govern;
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The LINE of WHOLESALERS insist on conducting an auction in an HONORABLE fashion, avoiding the usual hijinks.
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悟
|
enlightenment; perceive; discern; realize; understand;
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Five-mouthed "I" wears MOOD RINGS to achieve ENLIGHTENMENT.
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碁
|
Go;
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BUSHEL BASKETS filled with ROCKS form an early version of the game GO.
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語
|
word; speech; language;
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Seeing a MICROPHONE, I step up and deliver the WORD.
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誤
|
mistake; err; do wrong; mislead;
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WORDS which are GIVEN too easily often become a MISTAKE.
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護
|
safeguard; protect;
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A MICROPHONE is placed atop a SAFE as an additional SAFEGUARD against noisy intruders.
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鯉
|
carp;
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A FISH with a COMPUTER in its head is a CARP. How else would they figure out how to swim upstream?
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交
|
mingle; mixing; association; coming & going;
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FATHER happily MINGLES with the hooty-tooty crowd while wearing a TOPHAT.
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侯
|
marquis; lord; daimyo;
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To beat the other PERSON in a boxing match, the KEY is to DART in and out, per the instructions of the MARQUIS of queensbury.
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候
|
climate; season; weather;
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When his boxin injuries started to bother him and he needed to walk around with a CANE, the MARQUIS of queesnsbury retired to florida due to the warmer CLIMATE.
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光
|
ray; light;
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SMALL funny looking headress and the HUMAN LEGS represent a medicine man trying to attract the sun's RAYS.
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公
|
public; prince; official; governmental;
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EIGHT ELBOWS is the name of a bar which is a popular meeting place for the PUBLIC.
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功
|
achievement; merits; success; honor; credit;
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The CRAFT of a CIRCUS STRONGMAN is to ACHIEVE amazing feats of strength each night.
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効
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merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit;
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Taken to the circus and being allowed to MINGLE with the CIRCUS STRONGMEN is the reward for a boy scout who earns many MERIT badges.
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厚
|
thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless;
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On a CLIFF, getting hot playing under the SUN, a CHILD sheds his THICK jacket
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口
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mouth;
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This square forms a pictograph of a MOUTH
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向
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yonder; facing; beyond; confront; defy; tend toward; approach;
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The DROP on the HOOD acts as a kind of pointing antennae, while the MOUTH of the wearer informs you that what you are looking for is over YONDER.
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后
|
empress; queen; after; behind; back; later;
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She would prefer not to get DRAGGED into the debate, but ONE woman who gets listened to when she opens her MOUTH is the EMPRESS.
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坑
|
pit; hole;
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SOIL thrown up by a moving WHIRLWING leaves a huge PIT.
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好
|
fond; pleasing; like something;
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A WOMAN is FOND of her CHILD.
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孔
|
cavity; hole; slit; very; great; exceedingly;
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A CHILD fears the HOOK of the dentist probing for a CAVITY.
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孝
|
filial piety; childs respect;
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An OLD MAN is looked up to by a CHILD with FILIAL PIETY.
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工
|
craft; construction;
|
Represents a carpenter's square, used in his CRAFT of working with wood.
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巧
|
adroit; skilled; ingenuity;
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A well-CRAFTED SNARE is fashioned by an ADROIT hunter.
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幸
|
happiness; blessing; fortune;
|
ONE SPICY ingredient added to an otherwise mundane dish can bring much happiness.
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広
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wide; broad; spacious;
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ELBOW-room inside a CAVE indicates that the cave is nice and WIDE.
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康
|
ease; peace;
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You slip into your secret CAVE and put a kind of SIEVE at the entrance to keep out intruders, so you can be completely at EASE.
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弘
|
vast; broad; wide;
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A mighty ELBOW bends as it pulls back a BOW, sending an arrow a VAST distance.
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恒
|
constancy; always;
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A STATE OF MIND which SPANS a period of time is known as CONSTANCY.
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慌
|
disconcerted; be confused; lose ones head;
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A concert is canceled due to a flood which LAID WASTE to the concert hall, leaving everyone in a STATE-OF-MIND which can only be described as DISCONCERTED.
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抗
|
confront; resist; defy; oppose;
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A martial artist's FINGERS flash back and forth like a WHIRLWIND as he CONFRONTS his adversaries.
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拘
|
arrest; seize; concerned; adhere to; despite;
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A policeman's FINGERS point to the words of a PHRASE during an ARREST as he reads the rights to the "ARRESTee".
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控
|
withdraw; draw in; hold back; refrain from; be moderate;
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FINGERS which leave your bank account EMPTY WITHDRAW all you funds.
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攻
|
aggression; attack;
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A CARPENTER'S SQUARE is used by a TASKMASTER on his charges as an outlet for his AGGRESSION.
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更
|
grow late; night watch; sit up late; of course;
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When the CEILING of darkness starts to descend, and the SUN is tucked under ONE ARM by the man upstairs, we realize it has started to GROW LATE.
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校
|
exam; school; printing; proof; correction;
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The WOOD here is that of a desk while MINGLE is what happens afterward as students discuss the EXAM.
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構
|
posture; build; pretend;
|
A sagging TREE is inserted into a huge FUNNEL to correct its POSTURE.
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江
|
creek; inlet; bay;
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CRAFT-y WATER becomes a CREEK.
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洪
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deluge; flood; vast;
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WATER comes TOGETHER to form a DELUGE.
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港
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harbor;
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The curved SNAKE form captures a DELUGE and turns it into a safe HARBOR.
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溝
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gutter; ditch; sewer; drain; 10**32;
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WATER is FUNNELED by a GUTTER.
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甲
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armor; high (voice); A grade; 1st class; former; instep; carapace;
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SPROUT reversed is ROOT, which grows downward into the ground and wraps around an old suit of ARMOR.
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皇
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emperor;
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As the color WHITE is sometimes used to represent enhanced status, here it is used to represent "WHITE KING", I.e. the king in charge of all other kings, thus the EMPEROR.
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硬
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stiff; hard;
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If you lay on the ROCKS until it GROWS LATE, you'll probably be very STIFF at night.
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稿
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draft; copy; manuscript; straw;
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Into the TALL WHEAT, a discouraged farmer who wants to be a writer tosses his first rough DRAFT of the great american novel.
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紅
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crimson; deep red;
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The THREAD of a masterful guitar solo weaves its way through a meticulously CRAFTED song "They call the alabama the CRIMSON tide".
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絞
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strangle; constrict; wring;
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The boston strangler who used thick THREAD as his weapon of choice, would MINGLE with the horrified crowd after STRANGLING his victim.
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綱
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hawser; class (genus); rope; cord; cable;
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HAWSER is chosen as the bset rope for an ascent of MOUNT EVEREST.
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耕
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till; plow; cultivate;
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Recycle-conscious farmer uses a CHRISTMAS TREE to TILL the soil, and then finally throws it out into an old WELL.
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考
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consider; think over;
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An OLD MAN aiming a SLINGSHOT carefully CONSIDERS the best moment to release it.
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肯
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agreement; consent; comply with;
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A FOOTPRINT on the MOON shows what can be accomplished when people reach an AGREEMENT to do something.
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航
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navigate; sail; cruise; fly;
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Steering a BOAT in a WHIRLWIND is a skilled NAVIGATOR.
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荒
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laid waste; rough; rude; wild;
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FLOWERS PERISH in a FLOOD which LAYS WASTE to everything it touches.
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行
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going; journey;
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The COLUMN of ONE NAIL which is holding your tailcoat to the floor must be lifted before you can GO anywhere.
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衡
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equilibrium; measuring rod; scale;
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Down a BOULEVARD, his BRAINS BOUND UP with a bandage, a ST. BERNARD'S DOG stumbles, having completely lost his EQUILIBRIUM.
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講
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lecture; club; association;
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An inventive professor takes his MICROPHONE and attaches to it an ouward facing FUNNEL to it to make sure the words of his LECTURE are heard.
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貢
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tribute; support; finance;
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Natives of Polynesian islands use SHELLS to CRAFT a TRIBUTE to the gods.
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購
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subscription; buy;
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It's like throwing SHELL-CURRENCY down the drain with a FUNNEL if you get too many magazine SUBSCRIPTIONS.
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郊
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outskirts; suburbs; rural area;
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People of all types MINGLE freely outside the CITY WALLS in the OUTSKIRTS of town.
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酵
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fermentation;
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A WHISKEY BOTTLE treated with FILIAL PIETY achieves FERMENTATION.
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鉱
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mineral; ore;
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GOLD which is WIDE is a MINERAL.
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鋼
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steel;
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METAL from MOUNT EVEREST is used to create the hardest STEEL in the world.
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項
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paragraph; nape of neck; clause; item; term (expression);
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A CARPENTER'S SQUARE is used to create the HEADings of a wooden PARAGRAPH.
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香
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incense; smell; perfume;
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WHEAT in the hot summer SUN gets so hot it actually burns and smells like INCENSE.
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高
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tall; high; expensive;
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The TOPHAT and MOUTH replace the antennae of YONDER to create an image of a TALL person who can see way over YONDER.
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剛
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sturdy; strength;
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A STURDY ladder formed from SABRES is used to climb the famed MT. EVEREST.
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号
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nickname; number; item; title; pseudonym; name; call;
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Someone uses his MOUTH to SNARE someone by calling out his NICKNAME.
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合
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fit; suit; join; 0.1;
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This kanji uses MEETING and MOUTH to draw a picture of two pipes MEETING, with one pipe going into the "MOUTH" of the other, a perfect FIT!
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拷
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torture; beat;
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The experienced FINGERS of a torturer "CONSIDER" how to best TORTURE an unfortunate subject.
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豪
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overpowering; great; powerful; excelling; Australia;
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A TALL, CROWNED, SOW OVERPOWERS his opponents on "pig pro wrestling" with his OVERPOWERING stench!
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克
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overcome; kindly; skillfully;
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TEN TEENAGERS take over recreation hall by OVERCOMING the attendants.
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刻
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engrave; cut fine; chop; hash; mince; time; carving;
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On a tiny ACORN, with the tip of his SABRE, a dying soldier ENGRAVES the name of his loved one.
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告
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revelation; tell; inform; announce;
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From a sacred COW'S MOUTH comes a REVELATION.
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国
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country;
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A JEWEL PENT-IN describes the crown jewels which represent a COUNTRY.
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穀
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cereals; grain;
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On the oover of a new CEREAL appears the CROWNED SAMURAI (see SELL), while on the inside we can find a toy MISSILE.
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酷
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cruel; severe; atrocious; unjust;
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WHISKEY lends a certain sense of sourness to this kanji for CRUEL.
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黒
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black;
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A COMPUTER tossed onto a CAMPFIRE ends up a charred BLACK color.
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獄
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prison; jail;
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In an animal version of "jailhouse rock", WILD DOGS backup a tenor CHIHUAHUA as they sing itno a MICROPHONE at a PRISON show.
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腰
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loins; hips; waist; low wainscoting;
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PART OF THE BODY combines with NEED to create a fairly self-evident representation of LOINS.
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骨
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skeleton; bone; remains; frame;
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BONE-JOINTS connect PARTS OF THE BODY to form a complete picture of a SKELETON.
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込
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crowded; mixture; in bulk; included; (kokuji);
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Too many people ENTERING onto a ROAD make it CROWDED.
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今
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now;
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An early morning MEETING at 7 AM; oh no, that's right NOW!!
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困
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quandary; become distressed; annoyed;
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A PENT-IN TREE is in a QUANDARY because it has no place to grow.
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墾
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ground-breaking; open up farmland;
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The SOCIABLE SKUNK is invited to a GROUND-BREAKING ceremony.
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婚
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marriage;
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A WOMAN often changes her FAMILY NAME on the DAY of her MARRIAGE.
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恨
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regret; bear a grudge; resentment; malice; hatred;
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The STATE OF MIND where you should look for that SILVER lining is REGRET.
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懇
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sociable; kind; courteous; hospitable; cordial;
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The SOCIABLE SKUNK has a SILVER HEART.
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昆
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descendants; elder brother; insect;
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After our DAYS are over, our living conditions will undoubtedly be COMPARED to their own by our DESCENDANTS.
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根
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root; radical; head (pimple);
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Here we see a magical TREE which has SILVER ROOTS.
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混
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mix; blend; confuse;
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The word MIX conjures up the image of a SPOON, rapidly gyrating in a LIQUID. Now put it outside under the SUN and double up the SPOONS to accommodate the increased size, and you have the world's largest MIX.
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紺
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dark blue; navy;
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To the practical executive, "SWEET THREADS" are a NAVY BLUE suit.
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魂
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soul; spirit;
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RISING CLOUD combines with GHOST to create a picture of a SOUL rising upward.
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佐
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assistant; help;
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The PERSON standing to your LEFT so as not to get in the way of your right hand is your ASSISTANT.
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唆
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tempt; seduce; instigate; promote;
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This MOUTH grants full LICENSE to indulge in the pleasures of the WALKING LEGS of the opposite sex, a TEMPTING proposition.
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左
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left;
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By ONE'S SIDE hangs a CARPENTER'S SQUARE, to the LEFT, leaving the right side free to do the main work.
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差
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distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance;
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WOOL which is well-CRAFTED earns an award of great DISTINCTION.
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査
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investigate;
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TREES growing on a kitchen SHELF must be quickly INVESTIGATED.
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砂
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sand;
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ROCKS which are only LITTLE DROPS are shown to be SAND.
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詐
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lie; falsehood; deceive; pretend;
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WORDS which deserve to have a SAW taken to them are those of a LIE.
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鎖
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chain; irons; connection;
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METALLIC links made from SMALL SHELLS form the links of a CHAIN.
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座
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squat; seat; cushion; gathering; sit;
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The first ASSEMBLY LINE extends from a CAVE, as the pre-historic workers SQUAT behind it.
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債
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bond; loan; debt;
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The PERSOn wearing a DUNCE-CAP has issued too many BONDS, and now cannot pay the holders.
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催
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sponsor; hold (a meeting); give (a dinner);
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A PERSON standing on a MOUNTAIN watching the TURKEY race far below wonders if it was such a good idea to SPONSOR such a silly event.
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再
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again; twice; second time;
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A JEWELED BELT is given to a lover- for being there AGAIN and AGAIN.
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最
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utmost; most; extreme;
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To fly to the SUN TAKES the UTMOST of man's capabilities.
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妻
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wife; spouse;
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Doing the job of TEN, including RAKING the yard is an amazing WOMAN we call the modern WIFE.
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宰
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superintend; manager; rule;
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In a typical apartment HOUSE, the source of all the SPICY gossip is usually the SUPERINTENDENT.
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彩
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coloring; paint; makeup;
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VENUS FLYTRAP eats the THINKER for trying to draw a COLOR picture of it.
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才
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genius; years old;
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Finger with the third stroke reversed creates an unconventional GENIUS.
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採
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pick; take; fetch; take up;
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FINGERS reaching toward a VENUS FLYTRAP to PICK it are in for a rude surprise.
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栽
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plantation; planting;
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During THANKSGIVING, one gives thanks for the TREES, assuming one lives on a PLANTATION.
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歳
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year-end; age; occasion; opportunity;
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At YEAR-END there are usually many PARADES. Imgagine the biggest PARADE of all coming to a sudden STOP because of ONE SMALL mouse-preventing the completion of the YEAR-END festivities.
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済
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finish; come to an end; excusable; need not;
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WATER is released by loosening a hose nozzle with a WRENCH, and sprayed onto runners to cool them down as they cross the FINISH line.
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災
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disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil;
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FLOOD and FIRE combine to create a major DISASTER
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砕
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smash; break; crush; familiar; popular;
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A ROCK breaks up into 9 x 10 = 90 pieces when it is properly SMASHED.
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祭
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ritual; offer prayers; celebrate; deify; enshrine; worship;
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FLESH, CROTCH, and ALTAR combine to create a picture of an uncomfortable looking RITUAL practiced on newborn males.
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斎
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purification; Buddhist food; room; worship; avoid; alike;
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A SMALL WRENCH is all that is needed to fix the PURIFICATION system for the entire colony.
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細
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dainty; get thin; taper; slender; narrow;
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Three hundred pund linebacker uses THREAD to make a picture of a FIELD of pretty flowers and then shows the DAINTY decoration to his teamates.
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菜
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vegetable; side dish; greens;
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The FLOWER named VENUS FLYTRAP eats VEGETABLES.
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裁
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tailor; judge; decision; cut out (pattern);
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At the first THANKSGIVING, to ensure they had the very best CLOTHES for the historic occasion, the pilgrims enlisted the services of an accomplished TAILOR.
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載
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ride; board; get on; place; spread; 10**44;
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A VEHICLE on THANKSGIVING carries an enormous LOAD of food to the dinner.
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際
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occasion; side; edge; verge; dangerous; adventurous; indecent; time; when;
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At the ACROPOLIS, a celebratory RITUAL is held on great OCCASIONS.
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剤
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dose; medicine; drug;
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A WRENCH shapes a SABRE into a spoon so that it can be used to give a DOSE of medicine.
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在
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exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in;
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A GENIE IN A BOTTLE living underneath the SOIL leads a boring EXISTENCE.
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材
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lumber; log; timber; wood; talent;
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TREES are cut down by EINSTEIN dressed in a LUMBERJACK'S shirt, in what could have been an avocation.
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罪
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guilt; sin; crime; fault; blame; offense;
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A huge EYE is painted on the ceiling of a JAIL CELL, silently reminding the inhabitant of his GUILT.
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財
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property; money; wealth; assets;
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SHELL-CURRENCY earned by EINSTEIN is invested in very terrestrial PROPERTY.
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坂
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slope; incline; hill;
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Since this SOIL going "ANTI" the level of the ground as it regularly goes, it must be a SLOPE of some sort.
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阪
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heights; slope;
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A popular activity in the sixties was for the HIPPIES to go up to the PINNACLE on the HEIGHTS and take it over.
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咲
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blossom; bloom;
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From the MOUTH of a GOLDEN CALF comes a cherry BLOSSOM.
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崎
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promontory; cape; spit;
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A MOUNTAIN which is STRANGE is a PROMONTORY.
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作
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make; production; prepare; build;
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A PERSON holding a SAW busily MAKES something.
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削
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plane; sharpen; whittle; pare;
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A FIRE-EXTINGUISHER must be used to cool down a SABRE which is overheated due to being used as a PLANE.
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搾
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squeeze;
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FINGERS fit through a HOLE in SAW and SQUEEZE it.
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昨
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yesterday; previous;
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This kanji states that the DAY which is SAWED off is YESTERDAY.
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策
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scheme; plan; policy; step; means;
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BAMBOO replaces the SABRE of THORN in a SCHEME to try to get a more user-friendly rose-bush.
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索
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cord; rope;
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A parachutist, in an attempt to keep from breaking his CROWN, pulls out a NEEDLE and THREADin a despearate attempt to repair a broken rip-CORD.
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錯
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confused; mix; be in disorder;
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ONCE UPON A TIME it was easy for people to get CONFUSED between common metal and true GOLD.
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桜
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cherry;
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A prefessorly OWL an a WOMAN sit under a TREE eating CHERRIES.
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笹
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bamboo grass;
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A BAMBOO combines with LEAF to create an image of BAMBOO GRASS.
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冊
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tome; counter for books; volume;
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Similar to a scrapbook, the middle line extends farther out on each side to suggest a larger TOME.
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刷
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printing; print;
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A SABRE cuts a huge FLAG into smaller TOWELS, to begin the process in an old time PRINTING press.
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察
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guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand;
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What bizarre RITUALS are going on in the HOUSE next door? One can only GUESS!!
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撮
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snapshot; take pictures;
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A FINGER, at the UTMOST moment, takes a perfect SNAPSHOT.
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擦
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grate; rub; scratch; scrape; chafe; scour;
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An escaping prisoner's FINGERS GUESS by scraping against a wall in the darkness where a secret GRATE is.
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札
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tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid;
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All the TREES in a preserve have a HOOK attached to them, from which a TAG is hung, identifying it for tourists and scientists.
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殺
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kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil;
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SHEAVES are launched with MISSEL-like velocity from a TREE, thus KILLING dozens of people.
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雑
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miscellaneous;
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NINE TURKEYS use WOODEN bats while palying with MISCELLANEOUS teammates in a game of pickup baseball.
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皿
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dish; a helping; plate;
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Pictograph of a DISH.
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三
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three;
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three horizontal lines
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傘
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umbrella;
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We get the point already! Five UMBRELLAS on a NEEDLE show this kanji is a super-UMBRELLA.
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参
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nonplussed; three; going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love;
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His ELBOW is bitten off by a ST. BERNARD'S DOG, causing the THINKER to lose his train of though and become completely NONPLUSSED.
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山
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mountain;
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Pictograph of a MOUNTAIN.
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惨
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wretched; disaster; cruelty; harsh;
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STATE OF MIND combines with NONPLUSSED to create an image of WRETCHED.
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散
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scatter; disperse; spend; squander;
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Teaching students how to make SALAD with MEAT, as an exacting TASKMASTER advises his students to SCATTER the meat throughout the salad by properly tossing it.
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桟
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scaffold; cleat; frame; jetty; bolt (door);
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Construction workers wear their kid's swimming pool FLOATS as they work on a crickety wooden SCAFFOLD.
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産
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products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property;
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A LEPRECHAUN'S LIFE IS the PRODUCT of our imagination-- right??
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算
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calculate; divining; number; abacus; probability;
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BAMBOO sticks give a visual aid to EYES as they are moved about by the TWO HANDS of an early mathematician trying to CALCULATE the value of "pie".
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蚕
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silkworm;
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The INSECT who descends from the HEAVENS is the SILKWORM.
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賛
|
approve; praise; title or inscription on picture; assist; agree with;
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In a system to prevent over-spending, TWO HUSBANDS must look over how many SHELLS will be spent and APPROVE a purchase by the other's wife.
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酸
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acid; bitterness; sour; tart;
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Buying a WHISKEY BOTTLE with a fake LICENSE and wearing STILTS are a couple of underage kids who soon find that the WHISKEY tastes like ACID.
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暫
|
temporarily; a while; moment; long time;
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Taking an AXE to a company CAR, is an office TEMP gone TEMPORARILY insane-for a DAY.
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残
|
remainder; leftover; balance;
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BONES and some old lifejacket FLOATS are the only REMAINDER of a wreck.
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仕
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attend; doing; official; serve;
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A PERSON who is a SAMURAI needs to ATTEND a lot of boring state functions.
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伺
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pay respects; visit; ask; inquire; question; implore;
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In hollywood, a PERSON who wants a part in a film will often go to see the DIRECTOR to PAY RESPECTS.
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使
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use;
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A PERSON who is an OFFICER must learn to USE his resources properly.
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刺
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thorn; pierce; stab; prick; sting; calling card;
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Attached to a TREE with a BELT is a SABRE, representing a THORN.
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司
|
director; official; govt office; rule; administer;
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After using a CLOTHES HANGER to hang up one of his trademark sports jackets, the ONE MOUTH always being heard on the set is that of the famous hollywood film DIRECTOR.
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史
|
history; chronicle;
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The electronic MOUTH TUCKED UNDER THE ARMS of students is a modern kind of HISTORY book.
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嗣
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heir; succeed;
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A MOUTHY heiress carries around a SCRAPBOOK of photos of herself with famous DIRECTORS, for which they pose only because she is the HEIR to an enormous fortune.
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四
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four;
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HUMAN LEGS stick out of a monster's MOUTH- FOUR of them
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士
|
gentleman; samurai;
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Pictograph of a samurai.
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始
|
commence; begin;
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A distinguished WOMAN stands beside a huge PEDESTAL as she addresses the graduating class at COMMENCEMENT ceremonies.
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姉
|
elder sister;
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The WOMAN who sells things at the MARKET is your ELDER SISTER.
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姿
|
figure; form; shape;
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It's projected here that the SECOND WOMAN in a man's life probably has a nice FIGURE.
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子
|
child; first sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the rat;
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Pictograph of a small child.
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市
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market; city; town;
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All the vendors dress in TOPHATS and wave TOWELS to attract your attention your attention at the local MARKET.
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師
|
expert; teacher; master; army; war;
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A MAESTRO who hangs TOWELS from the CEILING to improve the acoustics is an EXPERT.
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志
|
intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling;
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A SAMURAI'S HEART contains good INENTIONS.
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思
|
think;
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The rational BRAIN combines with the emotional HEART to describe key elements of the THINKING proces.
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指
|
finger; point to; indicate; put into; play (chess); measure (ruler);
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In this full kanji for FINGER we find that the FINGER is pointing to a DELICIOUS treat behind a bakery counter.
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支
|
branch; support; sustain;
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A NEEDLE coming from a CROTCH (of a tree not included) is the kanji representation of a BRANCH.
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施
|
alms; apply bandages; admin 1st aid;
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"ALMS for the poor, ALMS for the poor" goes the familiar plea; in this case, the supplicator poses beneath a BANNER which display the SCORPIONS which are the cuase of his/her malaise.
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旨
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delicious; relish; show a liking for; purport; will; clever; expert;
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A SPOON lowers food into a MOUTH WITH WAGGING TOUNGE because it's so DELICIOUS.
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枝
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bough; branch; twig; limb;
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A TREE BRANCH is a BOUGH.
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止
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stop; halt;
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Moving arm of signpost drops to say STOP.
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死
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death; die;
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BONES "SITTING DOWN" slump into DEATH.
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氏
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family name; surname; clan;
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When FAMILY NAMES were first handed out, it could have been done by a kind of lottery where two DROPS of lines with TWO FISHHOOKS were let down into a pot to select each person's FAMILY NAME.
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祉
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welfare; happiness;
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Reduced to collecting WELFARE, a down on his luck salesman STOPS at an ALTAR, and thus begins the good fortune.
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私
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private; I; me;
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A piece of WHEAT attached to the ELBOW marks the single stripe of a PRIVATE in the kanji army.
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糸
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thread;
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Pictograph of THREAD.
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紙
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paper;
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A FAMILY NAME is sewn with THREAD onto a piece of PAPER.
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紫
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purple; violet;
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SNOWSHOES attached with THREAD are so tight, your feet turn PURPLE.
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肢
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limb; arms & legs;
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A PART OF THE BODY which resembles a BRANCH could be either an arm or a leg, but both are a LIMB.
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脂
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fat; grease; tallow; lard; rosin; gum; tar;
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FLESH grows FAT if you eat all the delicious FOOD.
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至
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climax; arrive; proceed; reach; attain; result in;
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The WALL comes tumbling down to the GROUND, at the CLIMAX of a long war.
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視
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inspection; regard as; see; look at;
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The big EYE with HUMAN LEGS finds a new job INSPECTING newly built ALTARS.
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詞
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part of speech; words; poetry;
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WORDS which DIRECT the ebb and flow of language are PARTS OF SPEECH.
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詩
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poem; poetry;
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Reciting in front of a MICROPHONE in a BUDDHIST TEMPLE is someone reciting a sacred POEM.
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試
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test; try; attempt; experiment; ordeal;
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At an open MICROPHONE the STYLE of aspiring performers is put to the TEST.
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誌
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document; records;
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WORDS loosely spoken can reveal good INTENTIONS- but the best way to ensure follow-through is to DOCUMENT them.
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諮
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consult with;
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The NEXT completes the picture of WORDS from the NEXT MOUTH to define CONSULT WITH.
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資
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assets; resources; capital; funds; data; be conducive to; contribute to;
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On a kanji balance sheet, we find that the SECOND column shows the SHELL-CURRENCY which represents a company's ASSETS.
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賜
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grant; gift; boon; results;
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EASY SHELL-CURRENCY for a college student or researcher comes in the form of a GRANT.
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雌
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feminine; female;
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SNOWSHOES are put on TURKEYS who ar FEMININE by breeders so the males can catch them during mating season.
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飼
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domesticate; raise; keep; feed;
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By using FOOD to modify and DIRECT its behaviour, a hollywood DIRECTOR DOMESTICATES a tiger-cat. Let's hope that the DIRECTOR doesn't become FOOD for the supposedly DOMESTICATED creature!
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歯
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tooth; cog;
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You can STOP cavities by cleaning out the RICE between your TEETH with a SHOVEL.
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事
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matter; thing; fact; business; reason; possibly;
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Obviously, TEN RAKES lodged in one's MOUTH is a MATTER of great concern.
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似
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becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable;
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A PERSON, BY MEANS OF various beauty techniques BECOMES very BECOMING.
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侍
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waiter; samurai; wait upon; serve;
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A PERSON in a BUDDHIST TEMPLE serves as a WAITER to the gods.
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児
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newborn babe; child; young of animals;
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In the OLDEN DAYS, when man was changing from a beast to a man, if a NEWBORN BABE had HUMAN LEGS, it was allowed to live.
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字
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character; letter; word; section of village;
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A CHILD in a HOUSE feverishly studies kanji CHARACTERS.
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寺
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Buddhist temple;
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Due to a lack of new recruits, SOIL surrounding a BUDDHIST TEMPLE is covered with GLUE to trap unwitting tourists into joining the priesthood, or at least to hear a sales pitch.
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慈
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mercy;
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A DOUBLY-MYSTERIOUS HEART is the only way this kanji is able to explain that most admirable of human qualities- MERCY.
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持
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hold; have;
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FINGERS HOLD onto a BUDDHIST TEMPLE in a modern metaphor for a struggling soul trying to HOLD on to his religious beliefs.
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時
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time; hour;
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In the olden days, looking out at the position of the SUN from the BUDDHIST TEMPLE, was the only way to tell the TIME.
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次
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next; order; sequence;
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If ICE is LACKING, people will go to the party NEXT door.
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治
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reign; be at peace; calm down; subdue; quell; govt; cure; heal; rule; conserve;
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Majestically tossing WATER from a PEDESTAL, a ruler celebrates his REIGN by "REIGNING" cleansing WATER upon his subjects.
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磁
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magnet; porcelain;
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MAGNETISM was first discovered in the DOUBLY-MYSTERIOUS behaviour of some unusual STONES.
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示
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show; indicate; point out; express; display;
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TWO LINES represent the top of a SMALL altar, used to SHOW the path to salvation to the people.
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耳
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ear;
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EAR resembles EYE in terms of general shape, but contains more strokes and a different stroke order.
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自
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oneself;
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If you've ever been aroundjapanese people, you know that they point one finger to their own NOSE, I.e. the DROP between the EYES, to indicate ONESELF.
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辞
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resign; word; term; expression;
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TOUNGUES wag over SPICY gossip, when, as a result of a juicy scandal some high minister RESIGNS.
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汐
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eventide; tide; salt water; opportunity;
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In this elegant kanji, we see WATER in the EVENING is seen to represent EVENTIDE.
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鹿
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deer;
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Paintings in a CAVE are DOUBLE LOCKED by anthropologists to protect them from harm-- so they can COMPARE them with previously discovered PAINTINGS OF DEER.
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式
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style; ceremony; rite; fn; method; system; form; expr;
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An ARROW that is well CRAFTED makes an archer very STYLISH
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識
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discriminating; know; write;
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If instead of speaking normal WORDS, someone blows constantly on a KAZOO, he may soon be DISCRIMINATED against.
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軸
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axis; pivot; stem; stalk; counter for book scrolls;
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In your CAR, a piece from an OIL DERRICK functions as the makeshift AXIS.
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七
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seven;
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Similar to a SPOON, but the horizontal stroke CUTS all the way through
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叱
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scold; reprove;
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執
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tenacious; take hold; grasp; take to heart;
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It's often said that FAT people are somehow happier than regular-sized people. Perhaps the HAPPINESS of a FAT MAN is due to his TENACITY.
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失
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lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss;
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Something is DROPPED by a HUSBAND is LOST.
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室
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room; apartment; chamber; greenhouse; cellar;
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When building a HOUSE the CLIMAX occurs when the final ROOM is made.
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湿
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damp; wet; moist;
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On a DAMP kind of day, WATER drips from everything, including a DAFODIL.
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漆
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lacquer; varnish; seven;
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WATER is included here to represent the liquid nature of LACQUER. TREE gives its WOOD-staining qualities. The UMBRELLA of protection it supplies is supplemented by GRAINS OF RICE, which are mixed into the LACQUER to give it consistency.
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疾
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rapidly;
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SICKNESS caused by poisoned DARTS comes RAPIDLY.
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質
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substance; quality; matter; temperament;
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It takes TWO AXES to break into a SHELL and ascertain the SUBSTANCE inside.
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実
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reality; truth;
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An architect's dream of creating a HOUSE from BONSAI trees becomes a REALITY in this kanji.
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芝
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turf; lawn;
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FLOWERS on top of BUILDING BLOCKS are a new way to formulate astro-TURF.
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舎
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cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion;
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An UMBRELLA over a LIDDED CROCK forms a makeshift COTTAGE.
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写
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copy; be photographed; describe;
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A CROWN is BESTOWED on the top flirter at the COPY machine.
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射
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shoot; shine into; onto; archery;
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SOMEBODY is grabbed by a bad guy, who keeps a gun GLUED to his back, threatening to SHOOT.
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捨
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discard; throw away; abandon; resign; reject; sacrifice;
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At a COTTAGE, FINGERS to pick up all the stuff laying around and DISCARD it.
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赦
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pardon; forgiveness;
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Whe the TASKMASTER sees RED, his charges ask his PARDON.
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斜
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diagonal; slanting; oblique;
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On a SCALE is placed a MEASURING CUP, thus affecting the angle of the DIAGONAL which is made by the scale's indicator.
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煮
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boil; cook;
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An unfortunate PUPPET, whose food value is needed based on its leather cloth, is BOILED over a CAMPFIRE.
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社
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company; firm; office; association; shrine;
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The nearly reverent attitude many japanese hold for their COMPANY is reflected in the ALTAR of this kanji. Its material, earthly nature is relfected by the inclusion of SOIL.
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紗
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gauze; gossamer;
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FIBER under the sideways EYE is used as GAUZE.
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者
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someone; person;
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An OLD MAN trying to jump over the SUN, when questioned says he is SOMEONE who just wants to have fun (playing with a puppet).
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謝
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apologize; thank; refuse;
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If you let WORDS SHOOT out of your mouth without thinking about it, you could end up APOLOGIZING for it later.
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車
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car;
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Pictograph of a car.
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遮
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intercept; interrupt; obstruct;
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COMMONERS illegaly using the king's ROAD to play touch-football have a pass INTERCEPTED by the king's guard.
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蛇
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snake; serpent; hard drinker;
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A beleaguered houswife fights off an invasion of INSECTS into her HOUSE with a SPOON, little realizing that the leader is a dastardly SNAKE.
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邪
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wicked; injustice; wrong;
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Sitting atop an elephant whose TUSKS are thrusting into the CITY WALLS of oz, is the WICKED witch of the west.
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借
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borrow; rent;
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ONCE UPON A TIME, a PERSON could BORROW enough money to buy at least a shack.
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勺
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ladle; one tenth of a go; dip;
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BOUND-UP and DROP combine to create an image of a LADLE.
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尺
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shaku; Japanese foot; measure; scale; rule;
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Sitting under a FLAG, an old-time musician plays the SHAKU-HACHI flute (the line hanging from FLAG), which measures about one SHAKU in length.
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爵
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baron; peerage; court rank;
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Flying with the predatory skills of a VULTURE, with an eagle EYE and SILVER bullets, GLUED murderously to the tail of his aerial opponent- is BARON von richtoven.
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酌
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bartending; serving sake; the host; draw (water); ladle; scoop; pump;
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Another easy one! WHISKEY BOTTLE combines with LADLE to form an image of an old-time BARTENDER.
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釈
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explanation;
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Telltale ANIMAL TRACKS as well as the SHAKU-HACHI FLUTE provide an EXPLANATION as to the fate of the rats led from town by the "pied piper".
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若
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young; if; perhaps; possibly; low number; immature;
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The FLOWERS leaning to the RIGHT point toward the fountain of YOUTH.
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寂
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loneliness; quietly; mellow; mature; death of a priest;
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A single UNCLE alone in his HOUSE presents a picture of LONELINESS
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弱
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weak; frail;
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ICE is fired from two BOWS by waiters into drinks in order to WEAKEN them.
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主
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lord; chief; master; main thing; principal;
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A DROP of a KING is a LORD.
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取
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take; fetch; take up;
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In a rare transgression of our standardized usage of a primitave, CROTCH is used here as a variant of HAND , thus giving us the popular image of a HAND TAKING an EAR.
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守
|
guard; protect; defend; obey;
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Using GLUE to catch an intruder heading into a HOUSE is an alert GUARD.
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手
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hand;
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Pictograph of a six-fingered HAND
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朱
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vermilion; cinnabar; scarlet; red; bloody;
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A DROP in a scientific experiment has NOT YET changed color- but if it turns VERMILLION, then the test is positive.
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殊
|
particularly; especially; exceptionally;
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BONES of a VERMILLION color are PARTICULARLY valuable.
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狩
|
hunt; raid; gather;
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WILD DOGS are HUNTED by the palace GUARD.
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珠
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pearl; gem; jewel;
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KING likes VERMILLION colored PEARLS.
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種
|
species; kind; class; variety; seed;
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Various SPECIES of WHEAT are loaded into a PICKUP TRUCK for examination in a botanical laboratory.
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趣
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gist; proceed to; tend; become;
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A busy executive on the RUN TAKES the GIST of a long message from an aid.
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酒
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sake; alcohol;
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The WATER in a kanji WHISKEY BOTTLE is SAKE.
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首
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neck;
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ANIMAL HORNS growing out of your NOSE reach down to your NECK.
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儒
|
Confucian;
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A historical PERSON who created a DEMANDING philosophy was CONFUCIUS.
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受
|
accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive;
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A BIRDHOUSE in the CROTCH of a tree ACCEPTS many birds into it's hospitable setting.
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寿
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longevity; congratulations; ones natural life;
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BUSHES are GLUED together in hopes of increasing their LONGEVITY.
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授
|
impart; instruct; grant; confer;
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FINGERS unto a COLLECTION PLATE IMPART money.
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樹
|
timber trees; wood;
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We find a novel method of cutting down TREES is to attach a huge number of DRUMS to them filled with GLUE- so they snap under the weight and become falling TIMBER-TREES.
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需
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demand; request; need;
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In this demonstration of supply and DEMAND, an economics professor eschews the typical widget, and uses COMBS as his sample product. He then goes on to show that it will RAIN COMBS if there is enough DEMAND for it.
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囚
|
captured; criminal; arrest; catch;
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The PERSON is PENT UP in his prison after he is CAPTURED.
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収
|
income; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store;
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Holding a CORNUCOPIA in between his CROTCH as he juggles, is a clever street entertainer who uses this method to collect his INCOME.
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周
|
circumference; circuit; lap;
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The making of a GLASS HOOD involves placing it over a LIDDED CROCK to make sure it has exactly the right CIRCUMFERENCE.
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宗
|
religion; sect; denomination; main point; origin; essence;
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An ALTAR in a HOUSE represents the church of a RELIGION.
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就
|
concerning; settle; take position; depart; study; per;
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In the CAPITAL of the country, all the CHIHUAHUAS start growing HUMAN LEGS which is said to be a matter CONCERNING national security.
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州
|
state; province;
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3 DROPS in a STREAM separate the STATES of a country.
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修
|
discipline; conduct oneself well; study; master;
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A PERSON is whacked with a CANE by a TASKMASTER attempting to SHAPE behavior with DISCIPLINE.
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愁
|
distress; grieve; lament; be anxious;
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AUTUMN is in the HEART of someone in DISTRESS.
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拾
|
pick up; gather; find; go on foot; ten;
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FINGERS FIT together to PICK-UP something.
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秀
|
excel; excellence; beauty; surpass;
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WHEAT is helf in the FIST of the winner, who EXCELS at his event.
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秋
|
autumn;
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Leftover WHEAT is burned in FIRE in the AUTUMN.
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終
|
end; finish;
|
Every THREAD has an END. On the other hand, we find that the THREAD of life continues as hibernating animans emerge at WINTER'S END.
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習
|
learn;
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FEATHERS colored WHITE visually describe the soaring process of LEARNING.
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臭
|
stinking; ill-smelling; suspicious looking; odor; savor; fragrance; be fragrant; stink; glow; be bright;
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People crinkle up their NOSE at an unwashed ST. BERNARD'S DOG, thinking he's STINKING.
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舟
|
boat; ship;
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Appearing as a mere DROP among all the fancy yachts, with a CANOPY atop is a BOAT named "MAMA".
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衆
|
masses; great numbers; multitude; populace;
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"Give me your huddled MASSES" says the statue of liberty. BLOOD, and not one but TWO DROPS of sweat, and millions of huddled PERSONS IN RAGS create this picture of the "huddled MASSES".
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襲
|
attack; advance on; succeed to; pile; heap;
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ATILLA THE HUN rips off his CLOTHES and cries "ATTACK!!!" (vase + meat + slingshot + snake + 3 = ATILLA THE HUN).
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週
|
week;
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A "LAP" or CIRCUMFERENCE along the ROAD of life is organized by a unit of a WEEK.
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酬
|
repay; reward; retribution;
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For every WHISKEY BOTTLE collected, the STATE promises to REPAY a nickel.
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集
|
gather; meet; congregate; swarm; flock;
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TURKEYS find that the top of a TREE is a popular place to GATHER.
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醜
|
ugly; unclean; shame; bad looking;
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Looking as if they've just seen a GHOST, and grabbing for a bottle of WHISKEY is someone who has just seen how UGLY his date is.
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住
|
dwell; reside; live; inhabit;
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A PERSON carries a CANDLESTICK like a LORD around his DWELLING at night.
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充
|
allot; fill;
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To each INFANT a pair of HUMAN LEGS (along with "A LOT" of other things) is ALLOTED>
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十
|
ten;
|
Turn this character 45 degrees either way, ans it makes the X used for the roman number for 10
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従
|
accompany; obey; submit to; comply; follow; secondary; incidental; subordinate;
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Movie stars form a LINE as they ACCOMPANY one another to the OSCAR AWARDS.
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柔
|
tender; weakness; gentleness; softness;
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A HALBERD smashes through TENDER bark of a TREE, negating the TENDER ministrations of the gardner who had nursed it back to health.
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汁
|
soup; juice; broth; sap; gravy; pus;
|
A LIQUID with NEEDLES in it is a booby-trapped SOUP.
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渋
|
astringent; hesitate; reluctant; have diarrhea;
|
A LIQUID which STOPS the blood and feels as if it had SPARKLERS in it is an ASTRINGENT.
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獣
|
animal; beast;
|
The scholarly OWL with the big BRAINS speaks with ONE MOUTH as a representitive of the bird kingdom, while a CHIHUAHUA represents the ANIMAL kingdom.
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縦
|
vertical; length; height; self-indulgent; wayward;
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A weight is tied to one end of a THREAD allowing it to ACCOMPANY the downward line of the wallpaper in VERTICAL line.
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重
|
heavy; heap up; pile up; nest of boxes; -fold;
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The extra line hellps to support a CAR carrying a HEAVY load.
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銃
|
gun; arms;
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METAL bullets are ALLOTED to each GUN.
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叔
|
uncle; youth;
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An UNCLE towers ABOVE a SMALL niece or nephew who only come up to the hight of his CROTCH.
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宿
|
inn; lodging; relay station; dwell; lodge; be pregnant; home; dwelling;
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A HOUSE into which a HUNDRED PEOPLE can fit is an INN.
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淑
|
graceful; gentle; pure;
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Down to the WATER, a kindly UNCLE takes you to see the GRACEFUL swans.
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祝
|
celebrate; congratulate;
|
The show-ALTAR and the lively TEENAGER here combine in a CELEBRATION of the teenager's passage into adulthood.
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縮
|
shrink; contract; shrivel; wrinkle; reduce;
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Using only THREAD, an INN is constructed by the incredible SHRINKING man.
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粛
|
solemn; quietly; softly;
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A RAKE is used to move RICE in between FENCEPOSTS in a SOLEMN ceremony to mark the start of the harvest season.
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塾
|
cram school; private school;
|
TALL CHILDREN who are FAT must sit on the GROUND at tight-budgeted CRAM SCHOOLS.
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熟
|
mellow; ripen; mature; acquire skill;
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The TALL FAT CHILD from CRAM SCHOOL takes a hot bath heated by a CAMP-FIRE, and MELLOWS out.
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出
|
exit; leave;
|
Two MOUNTAINS mark the EXIT from the promised land.
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術
|
art; technique; skill; means; trick; resources; magic;
|
Carried down the BOULEVARD, st. michelle during a war evacuation, with a special RESIN, rubbed into the surface of the paintings to protect them, are the finest works of ART in france.
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述
|
mention; state; speak; relate;
|
The inventor of a special RESIN that keeps cars from sliding all over the ROAD doesn't win the nobel prize, but he does get an honorable MENTION.
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俊
|
sagacious; genius; excellence;
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A cautious PERSON rejects the LICENSE to pursue the lovely WALKING LEGS presented in TEMPT; undoubtedly the SAGACIOUS choice.
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春
|
springtime; spring (season);
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The SUN shines on a BONSAI tree in the SPRINGTIME.
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瞬
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wink; blink; twinkle;
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The EYE of the bird in the BIRDHOUSE, who is wearing SUNGLASSES WINKS at you.
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准
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quasi-; semi-; associate;
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A frozen TURKEY packed in ICE makes it only QUASI-fresh.
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循
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sequential; fellow;
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A LINE of SHIELDS form an unbroken SEQUENCE as the enemy approaches.
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旬
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decameron; 10day period; season (for specific products;
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The standard measure of DAYS in ancient china was 10 days "BOUND UP", thus creating a DECAMERON.
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殉
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martyrdom; follow by resigning;
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The BONES of those who died in a march lasting a DECAMERON are revered as those of persons who have achieved MARTYRDOM.
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準
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semi-; correspond to; proportionate to; conform; imitate;
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In the WATER of an olympic-sized pool, TURKEYS float on their back. TEN of them, wheezing heavily and only SEMI-conscious, having just swam in the SEMI-finals.
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潤
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wet; be watered; profit by; receive benefits; favor; charm; steep;
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A playful joke is played on the KING entering the city GATES in full pageant when someone drops a pail of WATER on him, making him mad as a WET hen.
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盾
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shield; escutcheon; pretext;
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DRAGGED behind a retreating soldier, superstitiously painted with 10 EYES as if to spot incoming arrows, is a SHIELD.
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純
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genuine; purity; innocence; net (profit);
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Just as a group of monkeys set in front of a type writer for a long enough period of time will create a duplicate of shakespear's hamlet, THREAD trailed together by enough EARTHWORMS combine to create a GENUINE masterpiece.
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巡
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patrol; go around; circumference;
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A FLOODED-out ROAD is PATROLLED by police.
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遵
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abide by; follow; obey; learn;
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Following the "REVERED ROAD" means you ABIDE BY the rules.
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順
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obey; order; turn; right; docility; occasion;
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Floating down a STREAM are chopped-off HEADS, indicating the fate of those who don't OBEY the powers that be.
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処
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dispose; manage; deal with; sentence; condemn; act; behave; place;
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WALKING LEGS carelessly kick about litter blowing in the WIND which has been improperlly DISPOSED.
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初
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first time; beginning;
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When a spy dons a CLOAK AND DAGGER for the FIRST TIME, he is hooked for good on the thrill of "the game".
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所
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place;
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Police break down a drug dealer's DOOR with an AXE, and upon seeing all of the drug paraphernelia within, say "we've got the right PLACE."
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暑
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sultry; hot; summer heat;
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The SUN shines down on a PUPPET show being performed before tourists in SULTRY weather.
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渚
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strand; beach; shore;
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A wet PUPPET crawls from the WATER onto a STRAND, now STRANDED on a desert island.
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庶
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commoner; all; bastard;
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Living in CAVERNS, using CAMPFIRES to keep warm, are COMMONERS who have fled the hardship of the king's rule.
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緒
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thong; beginning; inception; end; cord; strap;
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Instead of hanging by a THREAD, a wily PUPPET stands on his own with THONG sandals.
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署
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signature; govt office; police station;
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Aware that all EYES were on him, john hancock decided to no longer be a PUPPET of the english and thus penned his famous SIGNATURE.
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書
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write;
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A WRITING BRUSH drawing the kanji for SUN creates a picture of WRITING.
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諸
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various; many; several; together;
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A skilled ventriloquist succeeds in making the WORDS of a PUPPETS sound like VARIOUS people.
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助
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help; rescue; assist;
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On your top SHELF, you keep a little CIRCUS STRONGMAN to HELP with your duties.
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叙
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confer; relate; narrate; describe;
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Standing on a SCALE, a contestant in a weight gaining contest who hid weights in his CROTCH has the winner's award CONFERRED upon him.
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女
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woman; female;
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Here we find the graceful kanji which represents WOMAN.
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序
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preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally;
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A pro goes into a CAVE and starts throwing TENNIS RACKETS around to motivate himself as a PREFACE to a tennis match.
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徐
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gradually; slowly; deliberately; gently;
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The indicator LINE on your SCALE goes GRADUALLY downward (but quickly upward).
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除
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exclude; division (x/3); remove; abolish; cancel; except;
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A tourist who wants to see the ACROPOLIS is weighed on a SCALE, and if he is too heavy, is EXCLUDED from going inside.
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傷
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wound; hurt; injure; impair; pain; injury; cut; gash; scar; weak point;
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A PERSON RECLINES on the ground, hugging his life-savings in a PIGGY BANK, not realizing he has suffered a fatal WOUND.
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償
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reparation; make up for; recompense; redeem;
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With the judicial system in its current state, a PERSON is easily able to seek a PRIZE from the courts, which is given the name of REPARATION.
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勝
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victory; win; prevail; excel;
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A QUARTERBACK MUSCLES his way to VICTORY.
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匠
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artisan; workman; carpenter;
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BOXES are chopped up with AXES for use as material by busy ARTISANS at a country fair.
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升
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measuring box; 1.8 liter;
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A THOUSAND bent NEEDLES are kept in an old SEWING BOX
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召
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seduce; call; send for; wear; put on; ride in; buy; eat; drink; catch (cold);
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A SWORD-eater as he gingerly places a SWORD in his MOUTH, seems almost to be SEDUCING it.
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商
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make a deal; selling; dealing in; merchant;
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In this las vegas-like image, a VASE/pot of gold sits atop a CANOPY/tent, inside which HUMAN LEGS dance atop a square MOUTH-like table, all of which urge you to go ahead and see if you can MAKE A DEAL with the blackjack dealer.
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唱
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chant; recite; call upon; yell;
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A MOUTH, for 2 consecutive DAYS, CHANTS
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奨
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exhort; urge; encourage;
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Taking over as LEADER of an animal farm is a ST. BERNARD'S DOG with dictator-like qualities who like his human counterparts, EXHORTS his followers to sacrifice ever more.
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宵
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wee hours; evening; early night;
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A HOUSE is surrounded by lighted CANDLES, so you can find it in the WEE HOURS.
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将
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leader; commander; general; admiral; or; and again; soon; from now on; just about;
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A TURTLE plays with a VULTURE and wins the game by effective use of GLUE- the game being, "follow the LEADER".
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小
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little; small;
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Three LITTLE drops.
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少
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few; little;
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SMALL with the extra line for emphasis to extend the meaning to FEW.
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尚
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esteem; furthermore; still; yet;
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A very SMALL MOUTH is kept in a GLASS HOOD, as a reminder of an ESTEEMED opponent who came to a sad end.
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床
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bed; floor; padding; tatami;
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A TREE in a CAVE functions as a pre-historic BED.
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彰
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patent; clear;
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A good PATENT can change the SHAPE of our world. A BADGE is hung on the THINKER to indicate that is unique shape is PATENTED.
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承
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aquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive;
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THREE STEAM-SHIPS are at loggerheads until one of them decides to ACQUIESCE to the other two and allow them to pass.
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抄
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extract; selection; summary; copy; spread thin;
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FINGERS EXTRACT a FEW teeth.
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招
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beckon; invite; summon; engage;
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A FINGER SEDUCTIVELY BECKONS.
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掌
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manipulate; rule; administer; conduct; palm of hand;
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A HAND MANIPULATES the latch to an OUTHOUSE in a hurried attempt to open it.
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昇
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rise up;
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The SUN tries to set on a needly SEWING BOX and immediately must RISE UP again
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昌
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prosperous; bright; clear;
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2 SUNS shine on a PROSPEROUS man.
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昭
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shining; bright;
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In a celestial romance, the SUN attempts to SEDUCE a SHINING star
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晶
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sparkle; clear; crystal;
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SUNS, SUNS, SUNS everywhere reflect off a SPARKLING wine
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松
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pine tree;
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The TREE which is most commonly known to the PUBLIC is said to be the PINE TREE.
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梢
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treetops; twig;
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You climb a TREE, and find a FIRE-EXTINGUISHER at the TREETOP, kept there in case of a forest fire.
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沼
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marsh; lake; bog; swamp; pond;
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A poor tourist, thirsty due to lack of coke is SEDUCED by the WATER of a nearby MARSH, and ends up drowning in the quicksand!
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消
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extinguish; blow out; turn off; neutralize; cancel;
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WATER from a FIRE-EXTINGUISHER EXTINGUISHES.
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渉
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ford; ferry; port;
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To WALK across the WATER is to FORD it.
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焼
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bake; burning;
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Positioned in front of a HEARTH-FIRE a STRAWMAN goes about BAKING a cake.
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焦
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char; hurry; impatient; irritate; burn; scorch; singe;
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A TURKEY left too long on the CAMP-FIRE is burnt to a CHAR.
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照
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illuminate; shine; compare; bashful;
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An old SHOESHINE BOX is thrown onto a CAMPFIRE to provide some ILLUMINATION for the hobos reading old paperback novels.
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症
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symptoms; illness;
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SICKNESS can be CORRECTLY diagnosed by checking the SYMPTOMS.
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省
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focus; government ministry; conserve;
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You eliminate all but a FEW things from your line of EYE-sight in order to FOCUS on something.
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硝
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nitrate; saltpeter;
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ROCK is melted by a FIRE EXINGUISHER spraying NITRATE.
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礁
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reef; sunken rock;
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Through a field of ROCKS runs a TURKEY fleeing a CAMP-FIRE, ultimately finally finding refuge in a coral REEF.
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祥
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auspicious; happiness; good omen;
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The show-ALTAR and the good SHEEP here combine to make an AUSPICIOUS kanji.
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称
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appellation; praise; admire; name; title; fame;
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A farmer whose WHEAT is RECLINING, and SMALL, gets teased and called by many APPELLATIONS.
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章
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badge; chapter; composition; poem; design;
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The first one to put the SUNFLOWER in the VASE wins a BADGE.
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笑
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laugh;
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BAMBOO tower built toward HEAVEN makes god LAUGH at the foibles of men.
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粧
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cosmetics; adorn (ones person);
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RICE is brought into a CAVE and combined with the SOIL to make the first COSMETICS.
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紹
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introduce; inherit; help;
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The THREAD of conversation which leads toward SEDUCTION starts with a simple INTRODUCTION.
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肖
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resemblance;
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In a movie star look-a-like contest, in lieu of being a big star, a SMALL MOON is awarded to the contestant with the greatest RESEMBLENCE to a movie star.
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衝
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collide; brunt; highway; opposition (astronomy); thrust; pierce; stab; prick;
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PICKUP TRUCKS, on a main BOULEVARD, smash into one another in a head-on COLLISION.
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訟
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sue; accuse;
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If you say defamatory WORDS in PUBLIC, you may be SUED.
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証
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evidence; proof; certificate;
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WORDS, if spoken by someone who recalls the events CORRECTLY, can be damning EVIDENCE.
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詔
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imperial edict;
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In the same way we are interested in a special news bulletin, commoners in the old days were SEDUCED by the prospect of hearing the WORDS of an IMPERIAL EDICT.
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詳
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detailed; full; minute; accurate; well-informed;
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Abundant WORDS of a SHEEP are DETAILED.
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象
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elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times);
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The head of a RABBIT and the body of a SOW combine to create a kanji ELEPHANT.
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賞
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prize; reward; praise;
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The campsite with the cleanest OUTHOUSE gets SHELL-MONEY as a PRIZE.
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鐘
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bell; gong; chimes;
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Made from METAL, with the crack put in it when a JUVENILE delinquent tried to steal it is the liberty BELL.
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障
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hinder; hurt; harm;
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On ACROPOLIS men in BADGES HINDER would-be vandals.
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上
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above; up;
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A MAGIC WAND stands ABOVE a FLOOR.
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丈
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length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; thats all; merely;
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ONE ARM measure LENGTH.
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乗
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ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join;
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WHEAT at first is sotred in an old SILO. Suddenly, the SILO grows wheels and lays lengthwise to become a bus so it can give the WHEAT a RIDE to the depot.
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冗
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superfluous; uselessness;
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The wearer of the CROWN takes too many polls and makes his decisions based on however the WIND is blowing, this causing his opinions to be regarded as SUPERFLUOUS.
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剰
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surplus; besides;
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A BUS takes a load of SABRES to an old army SURPLUS store.
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城
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castle;
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Resourceful early architects of incan times were able to take mere SOIL and make it TURN INTO a huge CASTLE.
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場
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location; place;
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As we know, "LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION" is the determining factor in valuing property. How much your patch of SOIL will put into your PIGGY BANK is determined by its LOCATION.
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壌
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lot; earth; soil;
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In tahiti, the amount of GROUND covered by a GRASS SKIRT is the standard for measuring a LOT.
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嬢
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lass; girl; Miss; daughter;
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A happy irishman washed up on a tahitian island, marries a WOMAN wearing a GRASS SKIRT, and he always calls her "LASS".
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常
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usual; ordinary; normal; regular;
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When you visit an OUTHOUSE, a TOWEL is USUALLY not there to wash up with, so it's USUALLY a good idea to bring your own.
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情
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feelings; emotion; passion; sympathy; circumstances; facts;
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Wearing a MOOD RING, a BLUES singer crrons "FEELINGS, ooh,ooh,ooh, FEELINGS".
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条
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article; clause; item; stripe; streak; TWIG
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STILTS used to climb a TREE suddenly break like a TWIG
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浄
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clean; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu Dynasty;
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WATER CONTENDS with dirt and dust to keep everything CLEAN.
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状
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status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance;
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A TURTLE, by having a race with a CHIHUAHUA, instead of a hare, upsets the STATUS QUO.
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畳
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tatami mat; counter for tatami mats; fold; shut up; do away with;
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Resembling a miniature RICE FIELD, kept in a special room with royal CROWNS on a SHELF, is a humble TATAMI MAT.
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蒸
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steam; heat; sultry; foment; get musty;
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FLOWERS are thrown at a STEAMSHIP, while under its FLOOR burn the COOKING-FIRES, already running to feed the guests.
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譲
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defer; turnover; transfer; convey;
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Whooping it up in front of a MICROPHONE is the emcee of a hawaiian barbecue wearing a GRASS SKIRT, who then graciously DEFERS the mike to the guest of honor.
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醸
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brew; cause;
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In a tahitian verson of moonshining, WHISKEY BOTTLES are hidden underneath a GRASS SKIRT, the substance therein being a fine tahitian BREW.
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錠
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lock; fetters; shackles;
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DETERMINED METAL is a LOCK!!
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嘱
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entrust; request; send a message;
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The MOUTH offers proof that you BELONG when you are ENTRUSTED with the secret password.
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飾
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decorate; ornament; adorn; embellish;
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A famous interior DECORATOR RECLINES on a TOWEL while eating FOOD in luxury, contemplating the marvelous DECORATIONS he will make to a roman bath.
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植
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plant;
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A TREE growing STRAIGHTAWAY is a fast growing PLANT.
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殖
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augment; increase; multiply; raise;
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BONES were created STRAIGHTAWAY by god to AUGMENT the heretofore flabby physical structure of man.
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織
|
weave; fabric;
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Instead of the usual swaying snake, THREAD sways to the music of a KAZOO as it's WOVEN into a carpet in mid-air.
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職
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post; employment; work;
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In a variation of the "squeaky wheel gets the oil" theme, here we find that if you blow your own KAZOO into enough EARS, sooner or later someone will offer you a POST.
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色
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color;
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BOUND UP in a bright inner city MOSAIC are all the COLORS of the spectrum.
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触
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contact; touch; feel; hit; proclaim; announce; conflict;
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Carefully measuring the ANGLE with a sextant, an INSECT dive-bombs his victim at which point he radios back to say that CONTACT has been established.
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食
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eat; food;
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SAINT underneath an UMBRELLA EATS.
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辱
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embarrass; humiliate; shame;
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A poor woman caught at a surprise party feels she looks like a DRAGON, and the moment sticks with her like GLUE because she is so EMBARRASSED about it.
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伸
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expand; stretch; extend; lengthen; increase;
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A PERSON with a pet MONKEY stands on a street corner, selling balloons which he EXPANDS by letting the MONKEY blow them up.
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信
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faith; truth; fidelity; trust;
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In this optimistic kanji, we are told we can have FAITH in a PERSON'S WORDS.
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侵
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encroach; invade; raid; trespass; violate;
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A PERSON thinks that just because he employs a MAID that he can ENCROACH on her personal space.
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唇
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lips;
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A lady DRAGON sits before a vanity and draws LIPS on her MOUTH with some lipstick.
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娠
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with child; pregnancy;
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In a wry commentary, a WOMAN sometimes feels like a DRAGON when she is WITH CHILD.
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寝
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lie down; sleep; rest; bed; remain unsold;
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A crazed TURTLE breaks into a HOUSE and is whacked by a MAID and so has to LIE DOWN.
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審
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hearing; judge; trial;
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A HOUSE of DICE is the wry characterization of a criminal HEARING in america.
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心
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heart; mind; spirit;
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Pictograph of a HEART. At the left in three stroke form= STATE OF MIND. At the bottom in a squashed form, this becomes a VALENTINE.
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慎
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humility; be careful; discrete; prudent;
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The STATE OF MIND which is TRUTHFUL with itself gives one a feeling of HUMILITY.
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振
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shake; wave; wag; swing;
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The FINGERS of a DRAGON shake you up and down like a milk-SHAKE.
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新
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new;
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All the RED PEPPERS in town are chopped up by a rampaging madman with an AXE, thus making the evening NEWS.
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森
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forest; woods;
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Three TREES make a forest.
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浸
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immersed; soak; dip; steep; moisten; wet; dunk;
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After a long days work, inot bath-WATER, a MAID IMMERSES herself.
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深
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deep; heighten; intensify; strengthen;
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DEEP in the WATER, divers use a high-tech PAPER PUNCH to make holes in the WOODEN hull of an old ship.
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申
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speaketh; have the honor to; ninth sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the monkey;
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A TOUNGUE WAGGING IN MOUTH, with a CANE sticking trough it, makes it difficult to SPEAKETH.
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真
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true; reality; Buddhist sect;
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The TEN EYES of "straightaway" here are used as a TOOL to see the TRUTH.
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神
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gods; mind; soul;
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A MONKEY on an ALTAR is worshipped as a GOD.
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紳
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sire; good belt; gentleman;
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Tarzan returns to england and is captured and tied up by a thick THREAD, and called half-man, half-MONKEY. Of course, later on, they call him SIRE.
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臣
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retainer; subject;
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Pictograph of a RETAINER, which is similar to GIANT, with two extra lines to support the "popping out" eye of the RETAINER.
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薪
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fuel; firewood; kindling;
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During the final stages of a brutal war, FLOWERS are used to create a completely NEW kind of FUEL.
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親
|
parent; intimacy; relative; familiarity; dealer (cards);
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When the PARENT SEES the teenager sneaking in late, he starts throwing RED-PEPPERS at him.
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診
|
checkup; seeing; diagnose; examine;
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The UMBRELLA SHAPE combination is familiar from RARE. Added to that are the WORDS urging us to get a RARE CHECK-UP.
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身
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somebody; person; ones station in life;
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Distorted NOSE of self-- with a diagonal line to fill out the BODY of SOMEBODY.
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辛
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spicy; bitter; hot; acrid;
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STANDING UP in alarm after eating a meatball that is so SPICY it seems to contain hundred of little NEEDLES, a surprised kiner exclaims "mama mia, that's a SPICY meatball".
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進
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advance; proceed; progress; promote;
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A monster TURKEY coming down the ROAD slowly ADVANCES toward you.
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針
|
needle; pin; staple; stinger;
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METAL is used to make NEEDLES.
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震
|
quake; shake; tremble; quiver; shiver;
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If it RAINS DRAGONS, the earth QUAKES.
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人
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person;
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Pictograph of a PERSON.
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仁
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humanity; virtue; benevolence; charity; man; kernel;
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When one PERSON becomes aware of hos obligations to others, the TWO of this kanji, he is starting to understand what HUMANITY means.
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刃
|
blade; sword; edge;
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A DROP of blood drips from the BLADE of your SWORD.
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尋
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inquire; fathom; look for;
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His CRAFTY MOUTH having failed him, GLUE is attached to the end of a BROOM to obtain scraps of trash from a celebrity's house whose gleanings will be revealed in the INQUIRER.
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甚
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tremendously; very; great; exceedingly;
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A famous astronomer who is apt to use this word finds that to allocate the contents of all the BUSHEL BASKETS in an EQUAL manner is a TREMENDOUSLY difficult undertaking.
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尽
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exhaust; use up; run out of; befriend; serve;
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In cold weather, a SHAKU-HACHI flute doubling as an EXHAUST pipe on a car, spits out ICE cubes instead of carbon-monoxide.
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迅
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swift; fast;
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At a race which finishes at a CROSSING, a FISHOOK swoops down to take the winner to the victory stand as the SWIFTEST of all.
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陣
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camp; battle array; ranks; position;
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Proving just how touristy the ACROPOLIS has become, we see next to it are a bunch of CARS in a CAMPGROUND called "CAR CAMP ACROPOLIS"
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須
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ought; by all means; necessarily;
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The THINKER by the way he rests his HEAD on his fist, seems to be thinking of what he OUGHT to be doing.
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酢
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vinegar; sour; acid; tart;
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A WHISKEY BOTTLE with its top SAWed off is used to pour VINEGAR into your salad.
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図
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map; drawing; plan; unexpected; accidentally;
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This PENT IN BIG DIPPER represents an astronomical MAP.
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吹
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blow; breathe; puff; emit; smoke;
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A MOUTH YAWNS, first taking in and then BLOWING out some air.
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垂
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droop; suspend; hang; slouch;
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At first appearing as a DROP from the sky, its downward trajectory represented by the vertical CANE, landing on the FLOOR of the earth is a rocket-like SILO, now DROOPING from the impact.
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帥
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commander; leading troops; governor;
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A COMMANDER conducts his forces like a MAESTRO, waving a TOWEL to signal his commands.
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推
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conjecture; infer; guess; suppose; support;
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The origins of a TURKEY who has FINGERS instead of wings is the subject of much CONJECTURE.
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水
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water;
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Pictograph of CANE falling into the WATER, with a katakana FU on the left and a RAG on the right representing the splashing WATER.
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炊
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cook; boil;
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COOK cooks by means of YAWNING FIRE.
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睡
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drowsy; sleep; die;
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EYES DROOP when they are DROWSY.
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粋
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chic; style; purity; essence; pith; cream; elite; choice;
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Eating RICE, a BASEBALL TEAM is using NEEDLE-like chopsticks, trying to look chic.
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衰
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decline; wane; weaken;
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The DECLINE and fall of the roman empire was marked by ONE PATHETIC attempt after another to revive it.
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遂
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consummate; accomplish; attain; commit (suicide);
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The perfect crime is CONSUMMATED by a BOAR now slipping away down the ROAD.
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酔
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drunk; feel sick; poisoned; elated; spellbound;
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If you drink from 9 X 10 WHISKEY BOTTLES , you will become very DRUNK.
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錘
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weight; plumb bob; sinker; SPINDLE
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METAL is DROOPING because the SPINDLE is turning too quickly.
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随
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follow; though; notwithstanding; while; during; both; all; obey; submit to; comply; at the mercy of (the waves);
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All the way to the ACROPOLIS goes the HITCHHIKER, just FOLLOWING the ROAD.
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髄
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marrow; pith;
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The path throughout the MARROW of this SKELETON is traveled by a hoary HITCHHIKER.
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崇
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adore; respect; revere; worship;
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The faithful must travel to a holy MOUNTAIN in some RELIGIONS in order to offer up their ADORATION.
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数
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number; strength; fate; law; figures;
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RICE-carrying WOMEN who are watched over by the TASKMASTER who counts the NUMBER of bags they carry.
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枢
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hinge; pivot; door;
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A TREE is used by a WARDEN as the HINGE for the huge front door to his prison.
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据
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set; lay a foundation; install; equip; squat down; sit down;
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FINGERS in the famed RESIDENCE (flag + old)for old soldiers, SET the table each night.
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杉
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cedar; cryptomeria;
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TREES growing around the THINKER are CEDAR TREES, planted there because they have a restorative effect on the old statue.
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澄
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lucidity; be clear; clear; clarify; settle; strain; look grave;
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After being given a bath in warm WATER a madman's insanity ASCENDS out of his mind and he momentarily speaks with great LUCIDITY.
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寸
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measurement; foot/10;
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Using a special HOOKED NEEDLE, DROPS are carefully MEASURED out by a chemist.
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世
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generation; world; society; public;
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3 TENS add oup to the 30 years of a given GENERATION
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瀬
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rapids; current; torrent; shallows; shoal;
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A BUNDLE is carried on a HEAD to keep it from falling into the WATER of the RAPIDS.
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畝
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furrow; 30 tsubo; ridge; rib;
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A long forgotten TOP-HAT lays in a RICE-FIELD for a LONG TIME because it's in a FURROW.
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是
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just so; this; right; justice;
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A DAY is spend MENDING clothes JUST SO you have something decent to wear that night.
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制
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system; law; rule;
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COWS put on BELTS to carry SABRES as they undertake a revolt against the cruel SYSTEM of slaughter.
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勢
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forces; energy; military strength;
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DARTH VADAR and a CIRCUS STRONGMAN pit their FORCES against one another in a fearsome battle.
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姓
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surname;
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A WOMAN'S LIFE changes greatly at the point of marriage, which traditionally has been when she changes her SURNAME.
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征
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subjugate; attack the rebellious; collect taxes;
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A fearsome COLUMN of CORRECTION in the town square is used to SUBJUGATE the populace.
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性
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sex; gender; nature;
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A MOOD RING reflects a SEXY mood, which in the natural pregression of things could lead to a new LIFE coming into being.
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成
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turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach;
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A PARADE of men marching and shaving with razor BLADES TURNS INTO a dark alley because the leaders were so busy shaving they lost their way.
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政
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politics; government;
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A politically CORRECT TASKMASTER shows you the error of your ways if you deviate from the proscribed POLITICS.
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整
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organize; arranging; tune; tone; meter; key (music);
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A TASKMASTER who ensures that everyone is carrying their BUNDLES CORRECTLY is very ORGANIZED.
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星
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star; spot; dot; mark;
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A SUN which looks like a tiny CELL of light in the nightly sky is in reality an enormous STAR.
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晴
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clear up;
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The SUN shines clearly in a BLUE sky after the clouds have CLEARED UP.
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正
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correct; justice; righteous; 10**40;
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This pictograph represents a FOOTPRINT "toeing the line" in an example of correct behavior.
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清
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pure; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu dynasty;
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WATER that is BLUE is PURE.
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牲
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animal sacrifice; offering;
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A COW'S LIFE comes to an end during an ANIMAL SACRIFICE.
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生
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life; genuine; birth;
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Examine a DROP under a MAGNIFYING GLASS and see a cell teaming with LIFE.
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盛
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boom; prosper; copulate;
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This recalls the famed gospel where a DISH filled with a few bits of food was TURNED INTO enough to feed the crowd, which in turn caused jesus' popularity to BOOM.
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精
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refined; ghost; fairy; energy; vitality; semen; excellence; purity; skill;
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Similar to blue-blooded bostonians, RICE which has a slightly BLUE tinge to it is highly REFINED.
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聖
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holy; saint; sage; master; priest;
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With his MOUTH to the EAR of the KING, a machiavellian HOLY man rules from behind the scenes.
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声
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voice;
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In ancient japan, after winning a battle, a SAMURAI might rip the opposing FLAG down the middle (represented by the vertical line of flag), and bellow a victory cry in his loudest VOICE.
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製
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made in...; manufacture;
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The SYSTEM for marketing CLOTHES to the very rich insists that they be MADE IN the best fashion houses.
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西
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west; Spain;
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The empty WHISKY BOTTLE demonstrates the fondness of the settlers in the WEST for whiskey.
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誠
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sincerity; admonish; warn; prohibit; truth; fidelity;
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At an alcoholics anonymous meeting the act of standing in front of a MICROPHONE oftern TURNS INTO a SINCERE resolution to break an addiction.
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誓
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vow; swear; pledge;
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FOLDED into a sealed envelope for prosperity are the WORDS of a sacred VOW.
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請
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solicit; invite; ask;
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WORDS of BLUE are used to SOLICIT customers into a seedy nightclub.
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逝
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departed; die;
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A circus which has FOLDED up its tents and taken to the ROAD is dearly DEPARTED.
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青
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blue; green;
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A MAGNIFYING GLASS held closely to the MOON reveals that it is BLUE.
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静
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quiet;
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The calm and peaceful color of BLUE CONTENDS with the other noisier colors for some peace and QUIET.
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斉
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adjusted; alike; equal; similar variety of;
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TWO PLAID FENCEPOSTS are ADJUSTED (with a wrench).
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税
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tax; duty;
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WHEAT must be handed over as the DEVIL gets his due- I.e the TAX man.
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隻
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vessels; counter for ships; fish; birds; arrows; one of a pair;
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Enormous TURKEYS lay floating while people enter through the CROTCH, thus creating a sort of VESSEL.
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席
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seat; mat; occasion; place;
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On a tour of the CAVERNS, a TOWEL brought along makes a nice SEAT when taking a break.
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惜
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pity; be sparing of; frugal; stingy; regret;
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Someone gazes forlornly at his MOOD RING and sighs, thinking how good things were in his SALAD DAYS, and is again overcome by a wave of self-PITY.
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斥
|
reject; retreat; recede; withdraw; repel; repulse;
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An AXE has a DROP of blood from a poor soul whose pleas for clemency have been REJECTED.
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昔
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once upon a time; antiquity; old times;
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The SALAD DAYS took place ONCE UPON A TIME.
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析
|
chop; divide; tear; analyze;
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A huge TREE is CHOPPED down by an AXE.
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石
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stone;
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The extending ledge of the CLIFF marks the vacancy left by the falling STONE, represented here as a "MOUTH", or square shape.
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積
|
volume; product (x*y); acreage; contents; pile up; stack; load; amass;
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Ending up wearing a DUNCE-CAP is a lazy child who was trying to turn up the VOLUME control by using a stalk of WHEAT instead of getting up and doing it properly.
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籍
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enroll; domiciliary register; membership;
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ONCE UPON A TIME, hanging a BAMBOO stick on a CHRISTMAS TREE in the town square was the means to ENROLL children in school for the upcoming year.
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績
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exploits; unreeling cocoons;
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A little kittin, after tangling up some THREAD, wears a miniature DUNCE-CAP as punishment for his EXPLOITS.
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責
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blame; condemn; censure;
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A MAGNIFYING GLASS is used to closely examine OYSTER SHELLS, and when defects are found, the person responsible is assigned the BLAME.
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赤
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red;
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A SMALL SWORD is stuck in the GROUND, signaling the start of a bloody, RED war. Note how the two lines of SWORD replace the middle line of SMALL.
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跡
|
tracks; mark; print; impression;
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The snowprints left by WOODEN LEGS and dropped APPLES leave an easy TRACK to follow.
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切
|
cut; cutoff; be sharp;
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SEVEN SWORDS CUT everything in their path.
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拙
|
bungling; clumsy; unskillful;
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During a fire in a crowded theatre, panicky FINGERS trying to open the door marked EXIT, are BUNGLING the job.
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接
|
touch; contact; adjoin; piece together;
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In a modeling school contest, if the VASE being balanced on a WOMAN'S head is in any way TOUCHED by her FINGERS, then she is disqualified.
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摂
|
vicarious; surrogate; act in addition to;
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Holding FINGERS in your EARS while watching people set off SPARKLERS gives a VICARIOUS thrill.
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折
|
fold; break; fracture; bend; yield; submit;
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FINGERS FOLD around an AXE.
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設
|
establishment; provision; prepare;
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WORDS are used like well directed MISSILES to obtain an elevated position in the ESTABLISHMENT.
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窃
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stealth; steal; secret; private; hushed;
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A HOLE is CUT with great STEALTH in this nefarious kanji.
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節
|
node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody;
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A crude but effective BAMBOO network allows INSTANT communication among many NODES.
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説
|
rumor; opinion; theory;
|
Mischievous WORDS of the DEVIL spread untrue RUMORS.
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雪
|
snow;
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RAIN which must be swept up with a BROOM is obviously SNOW.
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絶
|
discontinue; beyond; sever; cut off; abstain; interrupt; suppress;
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Sorry, THREAD of that COLOR has been DISCONTINUED.
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舌
|
tongue; reed; clapper;
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A THOUSAND MOUTHS combine to make one huge TOUNGE
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仙
|
hermit; wizard; cent;
|
A PERSON who lives up in the MOUNTAINS is described as a HERMIT.
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先
|
before; ahead; previous; future; precedence;
|
The mutant COW who walks on HUMAN LEGS marches proudly BEFORE the rest of the herd.
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千
|
thousand;
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If two lines make a TEN, then three lines = 10 to the 3rd, I.e. 1000
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占
|
fortune telling; divine; forecast; occupy; hold; have; get; take;
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In a trance, a gypsy holds a DIVINING ROD, and spirit's words emit from her MOUTH, presenting an image of FORTUNE-TELLING.
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宣
|
proclaim; say; announce;
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In a voice that SPANS the HOUSE-tops, a coming event is PROCLAIMED for all to hear.
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専
|
specialty; exclusive; mainly; solely;
|
A mutant who has TEN BRAINS GLUED together uses them to reach the top of his chosen SPECIALTY.
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川
|
stream; river;
|
Pictograph of a stream.
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戦
|
war; battle; match;
|
A SIMPLE FIESTA breaks into a full fledged WAR because they can't decide who broke the PINATA first.
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扇
|
fan; folding fan;
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DOORS form the "WINGS" of a huge FAN.
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栓
|
plug; bolt; cork; bung; stopper;
|
A WHOLE TREE is needed to create a kind of gigantic PLUG.
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泉
|
spring; fountain;
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WHITE WATER bubbles up from a SPRING.
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浅
|
shallow; superficial; frivolous; wretched; shameful;
|
In the WATER of a pool, children have to ride in a FLOAT if they leave the SHALLOW end.
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洗
|
wash; inquire into; probe;
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WATER, BEFORE a meal, is used to WASH up.
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染
|
dye; color; paint; stain; print;
|
A LIQUID which splatters from BASEBALLS falling from TREES onto people's heads is a new method used to DYE hair.
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潜
|
submerge; conceal; hide; lower (voice); hush;
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WATER must be EXCHANGED for air in order to allow a submarine to gain enough ballast to SUBMERGE.
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旋
|
rotation; go around;
|
BANNERS on a merry-go-round at a ZOO turn round and round in constant ROTATION.
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線
|
line; track;
|
THREAD marks the course toward a SPRING to make sure you can find your way back to it, a true life-LINE.
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繊
|
slender; fine; thin kimono;
|
You sew your mouth shut with THREAD on THANKSGIVING to keep from having a ROW of food come into it- all in hopes of staying SLENDER.
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船
|
ship; boat;
|
A boy imagines a toy BOAT in a little GULLY to be a huge SHIP.
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薦
|
recommend; mat; advise; encourage; offer;
|
FLOWERS are attached to DEER'S antlers while TAILFEATHERS are attached to his tail, thus making the poor creature the RECOMMENDED quarry in a SLINGSHOT hunting contest.
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践
|
tread; step on; trample; practice; carry through;
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As we know "don't TREAD on me" is the motto of one of the new england states. Uniquely walking on WOODEN LEGS, a parade FLOAT TREADS on snakes.
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選
|
elect; select; choose; prefer;
|
Two SNAKES seemingly STRUNG TOGETHER as they hit the same places along the long ROAD of the campaign provides an apt description of the ELECTION process.
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遷
|
transition; move; change;
|
The TRANSITION from the east to the OLD WEST was eased by the help of ST. BERNARD'S DOGS who ate dangerous SNAKES on the ROAD.
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銭
|
coin; .01 yen; money;
|
METAL which FLOATS through the econmy is the simple COIN.
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銑
|
pig iron;
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METAL BEFORE was PIG-IRON.
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鮮
|
fresh; vivid; clear; brilliant; Korea;
|
Monster FISH eat FRESH SHEEP.
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前
|
in front; before;
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ANIMAL HORNS at a BUTCHER'S shop are displayed prominently IN FRONT.
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善
|
virtuous; good; goodness;
|
A VIRTUOUS SHEEP has ANIMAL HORNS covering his MOUTH to observe the VIRTUE of not speaking too much.
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漸
|
steadily; gradually advancing; finally; barely;
|
WATER leaks STEADILY from the radiator of a CAR which has just been damaged by a madman with an AXE.
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然
|
sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well;
|
The MEAT of a CHIHUAHUA, baked on a CAMP-FIRE is not the SORT OF THING you'd expect at a fancy restaurant.
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全
|
whole; entire; all; complete; fulfill;
|
A KING raisses an UMBRELLA high over his head during a picnic on a pontentially rainy day, to indicate that he "ate the WHOLE thing" and wants to be served even more.
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禅
|
Zen; silent meditation;
|
The ALTAR, representing religion, and SIMPLE, here combine in an apt description of ZEN.
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繕
|
darning; repair; mend; trim; tidy up; adjust;
|
THREAD is used by thrifty and VIRTUOUS people to DARN their socks.
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塑
|
model; molding;
|
A MODEL of a MOUNTAIN GOAT is made in a MONTH from mere SOIL.
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措
|
set aside; give up; suspend; discontinue; lay aside; except;
|
This kanji seems to advise that it's a good idea to use these FINGERS in your SALAD DAYS to SET ASIDE something for a rainy day.
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疎
|
alienate; rough; neglect; shun; sparse;
|
Walking around in a ZOO, carrying his BUNDLE of possessions, is an ALIENATED alien from outer space.
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礎
|
cornerstone; foundation stone;
|
Found in a GROVE next to the entrance to your favorite ZOO is the CORNERSTONE of a building which used to be there.
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祖
|
ancestor; pioneer; founder;
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A small ALTAR is kept on a SHELF, at which people revere their ANCESTORS.
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租
|
tariff; crop tax; borrowing;
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As valuable WHEAT is imported into a country, a certain amount is removed and stored on a huge SHELF, as a TARIFF.
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粗
|
coarse; rough; rugged;
|
RICE left on the SHELF remains unbought because it's too COARSE for the palette.
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素
|
elementary; principle; naked; uncovered;
|
Sherlock holmes solves a case by examining a piece of THREAD with a MAGNIFYING GLASS, and when quizzed as to how he figured it out, he replies "ELEMENTARY, my dear watson".
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組
|
association; braid; plait; construct; assemble; unite; cooperate; grapple;
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THREADS laying on a SHELF blend together in a kind of ASSOCIATION.
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訴
|
accusation; sue; complain of pain; appeal to;
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WORDS protesting innocence are REJECTED during a stinging ACCUSTATION.
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阻
|
thwart; separate from; prevent; obstruct; deter; impede;
|
SHELVES are hurled from the ACROPOLIS in an attempt to THWART an enemy attack.
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僧
|
Buddhist priest; monk;
|
A PERSON who has an INCREASED sense of awareness is a BUDDHIST PRIEST.
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創
|
genesis; wound; injury; hurt; start; originate;
|
The lead singer of a popular group by the same name grabs a SABRE and leaps into a GODOWN to save someone who has fallen in, which is the GENESIS of a good story.
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双
|
pair; set; comparison; counter for pairs;
|
Two CROTCHES side by side make for an interesting PAIR.
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倉
|
godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury;
|
Many GATES MEET with a MOUTH representing the entrance in a GODOWN ( which is a storeroom in india and china which has many entrances).
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喪
|
miss; mourning;
|
A new game in which a pile of SOIL is aimed at by TWO MOUTHS spitting HAIRPINS is called "hit or MISS".
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壮
|
robust; manhood; prosperity;
|
TURTLE-SAMURAI are ROBUST warrior turtles.
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奏
|
play music; speak to a ruler; complete;
|
You wander among the BONSAI trees in japanese HEAVEN, followed by angels who float beside you PLAYING MUSIC.
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層
|
stratum; social class; layer; story; floor;
|
Due to bad planning, FLAGS are over-produced, so the ever-INCREASING amounts of them are laid one on top of the other until they form another STRATUM on the surface of the earth.
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想
|
concept; think; idea; thought;
|
INTER-relating HEARTS is a laudable CONCEPT.
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捜
|
search; look for; locate;
|
FINGERS probe a pet MONKEY'S CROTCH in a SEARCH for drugs or other contraband.
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掃
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sweep; brush;
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FINGERS hold a BROOM, while the holder wears an APRON, and it all makes a picture of SWEEPING.
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挿
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insert; put in; graft; wear (sword);
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A THOUSAND FINGERS are needed to INSERT an out-of-shape knight into his suit of ARMOR.
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操
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maneuver; manipulate; operate; steer; chastity; virginity; fidelity;
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Soldiers on MANUEVERS are ordered to keep their FINGERS out of the rare birds NESTS.
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早
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early; fast;
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The NEEDLE-like stem of a sunflower combines with the SUN on top to spread its arms to greet the EARLY morning SUN, in a kanji-like SUN-FLOWER
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曹
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cadet; friend;
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ONE lone figure BENDING during exercise in the morning SUN is an early rising CADET.
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巣
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nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den;
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An OWL brings FRUIT to a NEST in a TREE.
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槽
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vat; tub; tank;
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Tied to a TREE, a poor CADET is dipped into a VAT as part of a cruel initiation ritual.
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燥
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parch; dry up;
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A FIRE burns up a NEST leaving only PARCHED remains.
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争
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contend; dispute; argue;
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"I could've been somebody" cries marlon brando, now BOUND UP to a job RAKING leaves. "I could've been a CONTENDER!!".
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相
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inter-; mutual; together; each other; minister of state; councillor; aspect; phase; physiognomy;
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Sitting in TREES near a border, enemy soldiers EYE each other, INTER-acting in such a way as to creat an INTER-national crisis.
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窓
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window; pane;
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Land on your ELBOW with a racing HEART after falling out the HOLE of an open WINDOW.
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総
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general; whole; all; full; total;
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Using THREAD to sew a "PUBLIC " HEART onto his jacket for all to see (until he started holding it underneath his jacket), GENERAL napolean protested his love for josephine.
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草
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grass; weeds; herbs; pasture; write; draft;
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The "EARLIEST" FLOWER is, of course, GRASS.
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荘
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villa; inn; cottage; feudal manor;
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WARRIOR TURTLES wear decorative FLOWERS on the lapels as they guard a VILLA where political talks are being held.
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葬
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interment; bury; shelve;
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FLOWERS held in DEATH by the TWO HANDS create an image of an INTERMENT.
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藻
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seaweed; duckweed;
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WATER and FLOWERS join to fom a sea-based NEST made of SEAWEED. (tree + goods = NEST).
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装
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attire; dress; pretend; disguise; profess;
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In the spirit of making a fashion symbol from an animal, such as an alligator or horse, the newest symbol is the WARRIOR TURTLE line of CLOTHING, the latest in casual ATTIRE.
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走
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run;
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SOIL must be MENDED after being RUN over by thousands of runners in a marathon.
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送
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escort; send;
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A huge GOLDEN CALF proceeds down the main ROAD, ESCORTED by a fanatical group of believers.
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遭
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encounter; meet; party; association; interview; join;
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A CADET walking along a ROAD has a close ENCOUNTER of the third kind.
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霜
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frost;
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FROSTY the snowman, plays the role of a bad guy as he takes a form which is "INTER-" rain and snow I.e. FROST, and spoils some crops.
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騒
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boisterous; make noise; clamor; disturb; excite;
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A TEAM OF HORSES whose CROTCHES are full of INSECTS become quite BOISTEROUS.
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像
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statue; picture; image; figure; portrait;
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A STATUE of a PERSON is as big as an ELEPHANT.
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増
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increase; add; augment; gain; promote;
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The full kanji for INCREASE notes that SOIL INCREASES rapidly if not swept out on a regular basis.
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憎
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hate; detest;
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A STATE OF MIND which INCREASES too rapidly is HATE, as reflected by the glowing red MOOD RING.
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臓
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entrails; viscera; bowels;
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The middle PART OF THE BODY is said to be a STOREHOUSE for the ENTRAILS.
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蔵
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storehouse; hide; own; have; possess;
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FLOWERS are carried about by a PARADE of SLAVES in the world's largest STOREHOUSE.
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贈
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presents; send; give to; award to; confer on; presenting something;
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The amount of SHELL-CURRENCY received by a youngster on his birthday INCREASES with each cash PRESENT.
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造
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create; make; structure; physique;
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The speaking cow of REVELATION gives up its secrets as we travel the ROAD to understanding the CREATION of the universe.
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促
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stimulate; urge; press; demand; incite;
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A PERSON's LEGS have to be STIMULATED after being sat on for too long.
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側
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side; lean; oppose; regret;
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A PERSON uses a RULER to measure his SIDE.
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則
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rule; follow; based on; model after;
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The height of a stack of SHELLS is measured with a SABRE being used as a kind of RULER.
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即
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instant; namely; as is; conform; agree; adapt;
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A SILVER STAMP is put on sale by the post office, and becomes an INSTANT success.
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息
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breath; respiration; son; interest (on money);
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Through the NOSE and then down to the HEART goes the BREATH.
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束
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bundle; sheaf; ream; tie in bundles; govern; manage; control;
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In the MOUTH of a TREE you find a BUNDLE of money.
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測
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fathom; plan; scheme; measure;
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A WATER-RULER measures FATHOMS.
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足
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leg; foot; be sufficient; counter for pairs of footwear;
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MOUTH of a MENDED sock fits over a LEG.
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速
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quick; fast;
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A BUNDLE moving down the ROAD QUICKLY gains momentum.
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俗
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vulgar; customs; manners; worldliness; mundane things;
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A PERSON who comes from the VALLEY is considered VULGAR by the snobby elite who live on top of the hill.
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属
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belong; genus; subordinate official; affiliated;
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A FLAG tied up with a BELT contains the BELONGINGS of a runaway and protects those same belongings from the GNATS which are the plague of the season.
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賊
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burglar; rebel; traitor; robber;
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Taking SHELL-CURRENCY by using a NEEDLE to threaten those attending a FIESTA, is a BURGLER.
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族
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tribe; family;
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The cleveland indians often nicknamed the TRIBE, could have a team BANNER with an ARROW (DART) emblazoned on it.
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続
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continue; series; sequel;
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THREAD CONTINUES to SELL well.
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卒
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graduate; soldier; private; die;
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In a wry commentary, ASSEMBLY LINE is compared to the process by which colleges GRADUATE students. The TOPHAT represents the scholar's cap, with the TEN being the numbers of years it took for this student to GRADUATE.
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袖
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sleeve; wing (building); extension; give cold shoulder;
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A CLOAK'S SPROUTS are its SLEEVES.
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存
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suppose; be aware of; believe; feel;
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A GENIE IN A BOTTLE discovered by a CHILD leads him to SUPPOSE what he would do with his three wishes.
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孫
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grandchild; descendants;
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A CHILD listening to the YARNS of his grandfather is a GRANDCHILD.
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尊
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revered; valuable; precious; noble; exalted;
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In what could conveniently be seen as the full kanji for the alternate primitive PREACHER, we see a PREACHER who keeps his eyes GLUED to the heavens is a REVERED reverend.
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損
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damage; loss; disadvantage; hurt; injure;
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A breakable item slips through the FINGERS of a clumsy EMPLOYEE, and is badly DAMAGED.
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村
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town; village;
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TREES GLUED together form the structures of a TOWN.
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他
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other; another; the others;
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A PERSON who acts like a SCORPION is hopefully not your significant OTHER.
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多
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many; frequent; much;
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In the summertime, EVENING upon EVENING combines to make MANY good times.
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太
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plump; thick; big around;
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The DROP added to LARGE means PLUMP.
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堕
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degenerate; descend to; lapse into;
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The ACROPOLIS gets re-POSSESSED by the SOIL as it DEGENERATE.
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妥
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gentle; peace; depravity;
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CLAWS in this case represent hands, which on a WOMAN are GENTLE.
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惰
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lazy; laziness;
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"SLOTH" in one of the seven deadly sins, according to the catholic doctrine. This STATE OF MIND is brought on by SINISTER influences and reveals a weakness of the FLESH.
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打
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strike; hit; knock; pound; dozen;
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FINGER-NAILS STRIKE in a deadly fashion.
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駄
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burdensome; pack horse; horse load; send by horse;
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A TEAM OF HORSES with a PLUMP woman sitting on them conveys an image of a BURDENSOME load.
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体
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body; substance; object; reality; counter for images;
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A PERSON carrying a BOOK holds it against his BODY.
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対
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vis-a-vis; opposite; even; equal; versus; anti-; compare;
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PLAID GLUED together haphazardly seems to pit one pattern VS. the other.
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耐
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-proof; enduring;
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We usually apply the concept of "PROOF" to alcohol. Here the -PROOF is a measure of the stickiness of a gel (the GLUE) determined by how quickly the COMB can pass through it.
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帯
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sash; belt; obi; zone; region;
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BELT BUCKLES combines with APRON to create an image of a SASH.
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待
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wait; depend on;
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A LINE stands outside a BUDDHIST TEMPLE WAITing to get inside before the apocalypse.
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怠
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neglect; laziness;
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The WOMAN on a PEDESTAL (see COMMENCE) is replaced by a HEART suffering from NEGLECT at the isolated position.
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態
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attitude; condition; figure; appearance; voice (of verbs);
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ABILITY combines with HEART to create a positive ATTITUDE
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替
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exchange; spare; substitute; per-;
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TWO HUSBANDS for one DAY are EXCHANGED by their wives to see if the grass is gernner on the other side, once and for all.
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泰
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peaceful; calm; peace; easy; Thailand;
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A PEACE-pipe is made from a BONSAI and filled with RICE-GRAINS.
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滞
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stagnate; be delayed; overdue; arrears;
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For some reason a SASH has been left in the WATER of a STAGNATING puddle.
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胎
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womb; uterus;
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The PART OF THE BODY that carries and protects a child, thus in a sense functioning as a PEDESTAL is of course the WOMB.
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袋
|
sack; bag; pouch;
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As a SUBSTITUTE for CLOTHES which are all at the laundry, a woman dons a SACK and wears it to a party.
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貸
|
lend;
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The corner loan-shark requires a borrower to provide a SUBSTITUTE as security for the SHELL-CURRENCY he LENDS.
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退
|
retreat; withdraw; retire; resign; repel; expel; reject;
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For a loveable troop of soldiering miscreants, the ROAD that gleams like SILVER is the one leading to RETREAT.
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逮
|
apprehend; chase;
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A SIEVE is placed on the ROAD in order to APPREHEND criminals.
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隊
|
regiment; party; company; squad;
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In a variation on an "animal farm" scenario, at the ACROPOLIS, marching in lockstep before stunned tourists is a REGIMENT of BOARS as it takes over the famous site.
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代
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substitute; change; convert; replace; period; age; generation; charge; rate; fee;
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A PERSON who gets ARROWS shot at her by wild students is a SUBSTITUTE teacher.
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台
|
pedestal; a stand; counter for machines and vehicles;
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An old greek stature, one arm cut off at the ELBOW, and its MOUTH completely chipped off, stands on a PEDESTAL.
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大
|
large; big;
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Pictograph of a PERSON with the horizontal line representing arms outstretched to describe something very LARGE.
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第
|
No.; residence;
|
BAMBOO sticks are added to and removed from piles to indicate the NO. of DOLLAR SIGNS the items they represent are worth.
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題
|
topic; subject;
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The "TOPIC" of the day is kind of like a newspaper headline, which must be chosen "JUST SO", such that people can nod their HEADS in agreement as the read the TOPIC.
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滝
|
waterfall; rapids; cascade;
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Its flexible shape flowing like WATER, a CHINESE NEW YEAR'S DRAGON washes over a WATERFALL.
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卓
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eminent; table; desk; high;
|
Waving a MAGIC WAND and causing SUNFLOWERS to magically appear amidst the audience is an EMINENT magician.
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宅
|
home; house; residence; our house; my husband;
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A lonely soldier keeps a photo of his HOUSE with a LOCK OF HAIR from his wife to remind him of HOME.
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択
|
choose; select; elect; prefer;
|
FINGERS of a master playing a SHAKU-HACHI flute instictively CHOOSE the correct holes to cover.
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拓
|
clear (the land); open; break up (land);
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FINGERS brush aside ROCKS to CLEAR the land.
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沢
|
swamp;
|
Nymphs play the SHAKU-HACHI as they lure unwitting victims into the deadly WATERS of the SWAMP.
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濯
|
laundry; wash; pour on; rinse;
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A WATER-soaked PEACOCK gets pulled from the LAUNDRY.
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託
|
consign; requesting; entrusting with; pretend; hint;
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With fearful WORDS and a LOCK OF HAIR, a voodoo practicioner attempts to CONSIGN her victim to a dreadful fate.
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濁
|
voiced; uncleanness; wrong; nigori; impurity;
|
With WATER dripping on your EYE, BOUND UP, and covered in INSECTS, you finally agree to VOICE your "ga" correctly
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諾
|
consent; assent; agreement;
|
WORDS of warning are ignored by the YOUNG as they go and do foolish things without their parents CONSENT.
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只
|
only; free; in addition;
|
A huge MOUTH seems to say "if ONLY I didn't have ANIMAL LEGS".
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但
|
however; but;
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A PERSON who is supposed to get up at NIGHTBREAK, says to himself, "HOWEVER, its too early" and goes back to sleep.
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辰
|
sign of the dragon; 7-9AM; fifth sign of Chinese zodiac;
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Up to the edge of a CLIFF leads a winding road with TWO HAIRPIN turns, where at the top you see a huge SIGN OF THE DRAGON.
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奪
|
rob; take by force; snatch away; dispossess; plunder; usurp;
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A BANK ROBBER uses GLUE guns to ROB a bank.
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脱
|
undress; removing; escape from; get rid of; be left out; take off;
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FLESH by the DEVIL is UNDRESSED
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棚
|
shelf; ledge; rack; mount; mantle; trellis;
|
A book-end made from WOOD holds up two books about the MOON on a SHELF.
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谷
|
valley;
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EIGHT UMBRELLAS cover the MOUTH of the beautiful VALLEY.
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丹
|
rust-colored; red; read lead; pills;
|
ONE DROP in a GLASS CANOPY is RUST-COLORED.
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単
|
simple; one; single; merely;
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A professorly OWL perches a BRAIN atop a NEEDLE in a SIMPLE experiment.
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嘆
|
sigh; lament; moan; grieve;
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As he languishes out in the fields, ignored by the crows, the MOUTH of the SCARECROW emits a hearty SIGH.
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担
|
shouldering; carry; raise; bear;
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At each NIGHTBREAK, the FINGERS of atlas pick up the world and place it on his weary SHOULDERS.
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探
|
grope; search; look for;
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FINGERS reaching into a hole makde in a TREE made by a PAPER PUNCH, GROPE around.
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旦
|
nightbreak; dawn; morning;
|
The SUN rises up over the horizon (FLOOR) at "NIGHTBREAK".
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淡
|
thin; faint; pale; fleeting;
|
WATER poured on a fiery INFLAMMATION, makes the fire THIN out and eventually fade away.
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炭
|
charcoal; coal;
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Make a MOUTAIN of ASHES to try to recreate the CHARCOAL from which it came.
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短
|
short; brevity; fault; defect; weak point;
|
DARTS fired at a string-BEAN cut it ever SHORTER in an odd sport invented just for this kanji.
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端
|
edge; origin; end; point; border; verge; cape;
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A VASE full of COMBS teeters on the EDGE of a MOUNTAIN range.
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胆
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gall bladder; courage; pluck; nerve;
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The PART OF THE BODY which gets up every day at NIGHTBREAK is the GALL BLADDER
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誕
|
nativity; be born; declension; lie; be arbitrary;
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At a christmas party revelers sing into a MICROPHONE and then PROLONG the fun by not going home, in a celebration of the NATIVITY.
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鍛
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forge; discipline; train;
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A METAL'S GRADE is determined by the quality of the FORGING process.
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団
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group; association;
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The sense of feeling PENT-IN and GLUED to a certain accepted behavior, can be one of the issues that comes with belonging to a social GROUP.
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壇
|
podium; stage; rostrum; terrace;
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A PODIUM is represented by a TOPHAT sticking out of the GROUND. Countless TIMES per day, beginning at NIGHTBREAK, people step up to this PODIUM to speak their piece.
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弾
|
bullet; twang; flip; snap;
|
SIMPLER than using a BOW is firing a gun full of BULLETS.
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断
|
severance; decline; refuse; apologize; warn; dismiss; prohibit; decision; judgement; cutting;
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A rich but tyrannical aunt brandishes an AXE as she threatens SEVERANCE from her WILL.
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暖
|
warmth;
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The SUN shining on MIGRATING DUCKS restores WARMTH to their outstretched wings.
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段
|
grade; steps; stairs;
|
STAPLE GUNS are used to shoot MISSILES at the teacher in awild class of the first GRADE.
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男
|
male;
|
Visiting a local RICE FIELD is a promotional stunt, a CIRCUS STRONGMAN brag's he is the strongest of MALES.
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談
|
discuss; talk;
|
WORDS have a tendency to become INFLAMED in fiery DISCUSSION.
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値
|
price; cost; value;
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A PERSON should STRAIGHTAWAY ask the PRICE before deciding to purchase.
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知
|
know; wisdom;
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A MOUTH moves quick as a DART because the speakers KNOW the subject matter so well.
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地
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ground; earth;
|
This full kanji for GROUND was probably written by some ancient kanji-creator who was spleeping outside, and noticed that the GROUND was infested with SCORPIONS.
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恥
|
shame; dishonor;
|
EARS burn red due to blood rushing to them from the HEART, showing SHAME.
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智
|
wisdom; intellect; reason;
|
If you KNOW everything under the SUN, you have obtained WISDOM.
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池
|
pond; cistern; pool; reservoir;
|
The same kanji-maker who complained about the local GROUNDS gets stung by a SCORPION in a nearby POND.
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痴
|
stupid; foolish;
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The SICKNESS of lack of KNOWledge is that of being STUPID.
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稚
|
immature; young;
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WHEAT is stuffed into a TURKEY who is IMMATURE to make it look larger and more mature.
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置
|
placement; put; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn;
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EYE a good spot, then STRAIGHTAWAY make a PLACEMENT of something there.
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致
|
doth; do; send; forward; cause; exert; incur; engage;
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At the CLIMAX of the play, the stern TASKMASTER DOTH achieve his goal of teaching olde english to his students.
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遅
|
slow; late; back; later;
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A FLAG warns of SHEEP in the ROAD, causing oncoming drivers to SLOW down.
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築
|
fabricate; build; construct;
|
CRAFTS made from BAMBOO TREES are MEDIOCRE FABRICATIONS indeed.
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畜
|
livestock; domestic fowl and animals;
|
MYSTERIOUSLY gathering in a RICE-FIELD, you find your LIVESTOCK, leaving you to ponder the question of why they don't gather in the pasture like normal livestock.
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竹
|
bamboo;
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An extra DROP on a NAIL, doubled, is a pictorial representation of a piece of BAMBOO.
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蓄
|
amass; keeping a concubine; phonograph;
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FLOWERS are trampled by LIVESTOCK who AMASS on a flowery field.
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逐
|
pursue; drive away; chase; accomplish; attain; commit;
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In a game known as "PURSUE the PIG" a SOW running madly about on the ROAD is PURSUED by the competitors.
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秩
|
regularity; salary; order;
|
WHEAT DROPS from its stalks with great REGULARITY.
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窒
|
plug up; obstruct;
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A HOLE at the CLIMAX of the play, is PLUGGED UP by the heroic Dutch boy.
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茶
|
tea;
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Under a huge UMBRELLA covered with FLOWERS and supported by a WOODEN POLE, people sip at TEA.
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嫡
|
legitimate wife; direct descent (non-bastard);
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In a wry commentary, it's stated that the WOMAN in your life who is an ANTIQUE is your LEGITIMATE WIFE.
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着
|
don; arrive; wear; counter for suits of clothing;
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WOOL currently convering a sheep's EYES will be DONNED by humans later.
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中
|
in; inside; middle; mean; center;
|
A CANE is stuck in a whale's MOUTH, allowing a fish to go IN and out.
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仲
|
go-between; relationship;
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The PERSON IN the middle acts as a GO-BETWEEN.
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宙
|
mid-air; air; space; sky; memorization; interval of time;
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A HOUSE under suddenly sprouting OIL DERRICK is shot into MID-AIR.
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忠
|
loyalty; fidelity; faithfulness;
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Achiko, the famous dog, kept his master's memory in the MIDDLE of his HEART, an example of profound LOYALTY.
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抽
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pluck; pull; extract; excel;
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FINGERS PLUCK a SPROUT.
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昼
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daytime; noon;
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At NIGHTBREAK, a zen priest plays a SHAKU-HACHI flute to celebrate the coming hours of DAYTIME.
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柱
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pillar; post; cylinder; support;
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In the famous biblical story, samson regained his strength when his hair grew back, and knocked down the PILLARS to which he was chained. Here we see that those two PILLARS were composed of a TREE and a CANDLESTICK respectively.
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注
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pour; irrigate; shed (tears); flow into; concentrate on; notes; comment; annotate;
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WATER is POURED onto a CANDLESTICK to douse it.
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虫
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insect; bug; temper;
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MOUTH- with a 3-stroke variation of ELBOW going through it creates an image of a weird kanji-INSECT.
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衷
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inmost; heart; mind; inside;
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A MOUTH is covered with a SCARF held in place by a NEEDLE, with the intent to keep the wearer from revealing the INMOST secrets.
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鋳
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casting; mint;
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A METAL'S LONGEVITY is determined by the quality of its CASTING.
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駐
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stop-over; reside in; resident;
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Lighted CANDLESTICKS show the way for a TEAM OF HORSES to a place where they might STOP-OVER for the night.
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猪
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boar;
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As opposed to the primitive for BOAR (horned sow), the full kanji seems to say that WILD DOG which looks like a PUPPET is a BOAR.
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著
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renowned; publish; write; remarkable; phenomenal; put on; don; wear; arrival; finish (race); counter for suits of clothing; literary work;
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FLOWERS are showered on PUPPETS after every show because they are so RENOWNED.
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貯
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savings; store; lay in; keep; wear mustache;
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SHELL-CURRENCY which can buy enough NAILS to build a HOUSE comprises a life's SAVINGS.
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丁
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street; ward; town; counter for guns tools leaves or cakes of something; even number; 4th calendar sign;
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NAIL in the STREET sign.
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兆
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portent; 10**12; trillion; sign; omen; symptoms;
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These lines actually represent the back of a TURTLE, which in ancient times were read as a PORTENT of things to come.
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帳
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notebook; account book; album;
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A TOWEL has to be very LONG if it is to be of any use as a NOTEBOOK.
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庁
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government office;
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A CAVE from which regulations governing the size of NAILS is issued, is the first GOVERNMENT OFFICE.
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弔
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condolences; mourning; funeral;
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As opposed to PULL, where the string floated outside the BOW, here the BOW is wrapped around a CANE, thus making a gift used to offer CONDOLENCES in memory of an archery afficianado.
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張
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lengthen; counter for bows & stringed instruments; stretch; spread; put up (tent);
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A LONG-BOW is LENGTHENED.
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彫
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carve; engrave; chisel;
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The THINKER runs a LAP, thus CARVING out the shape of a race-track.
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徴
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indications; sign; omen; symptom; collect; seek; refer to; question;
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CORN ON TOE of KING is used to to give INDICATIONS of the fortunes of his kingdom.
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懲
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penal; chastise; punish; discipline;
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Judge relies on the INDICATIONS of his HEART to fairly enforce the PENAL code.
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挑
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challenge; contend for; make love to;
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A FINGER tosses a TORTOISE SHELL at your feet, a real kanji CHALLENGE.
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朝
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morning; dynasty; regime; epoch; period; (North) Korea;
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The MOON can sometimes be seen through the MIST in the early MORNING.
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潮
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tide; salt water; opportunity;
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Added to this is the MIST through which we can still see the MOON as it looms over the WATER of the incoming TIDE.
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町
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village; town; block; street;
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As RICE FIELDS start to multiply, NAILS are used to start building a VILLAGE.
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眺
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stare; watch; look at; see; scrutinize;
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An ominous looking EYE is embedded in a TORTOISE SHELL, STARING at you as you enter a primitive stucture in search of a sacred treasure.
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聴
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listen; headstrong; naughty; careful inquiry;
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If you use your EAR like an X-RAY machine, it means you are a good LISTENER.
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脹
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dilate; distend; bulge; fill out; swell;
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If you look at the MOON for too LONG, your pupils will DILATE.
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腸
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intestines; guts; bowels; viscera;
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MEAT stored in a PIGGY BANK is a long INESTINE.
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蝶
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butterfly;
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This one is easy!! The INSECT which looks like a LEAF falling from a TREE is the BUTTERFLY.
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調
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tune; tone; meter; key (music); writing style; prepare; exorcise; investigate;
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Just as a guitarist TUNES his guitar, a singer will sing the WORDS of the song over and over again (kind of a "LAP") to get the proper TUNE
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超
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transcend; super-; ultra-;
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A method of SEDUCTION which is so effective it actually seems to RUN and catch the "seducee" TRANSCENDS the run of the mill tactics.
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跳
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hop; leap up; spring; jerk; prance; buck; splash; sputter; snap;
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WOODEN-LEGGED pirates use a TORTOISE-SHELL as a marker in a game of HOP-scotch.
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長
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long; leader;
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The MANE which needs a HAIRPIN is too LONG.
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頂
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place on the head; receive; top of head; top; summit; peak;
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Instead of hitting the NAIL on the HEAD, you PLACE it ON THE HEAD of this kanji.
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鳥
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bird; chicken;
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ONE WHITE TAIL-FEATHER of a high-flying BIRD floats slowly to the ground.
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勅
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imperial order;
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A BUNDLE of food is delivered by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN, as per IMPERIAL ORDER.
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直
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straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair;
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CROSSED-EYES of a race-car driver are straightened out in surgery with a special FISHOOK, and can now see the STRAIGHTAWAYS of the racetrack without needing time to uncross.
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朕
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majestic plural; imperial we;
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Tranformed by magic into living, breathing FLESH, a GOLDEN CALF, referring to itself in the MEJESTIC PLURAL, declares, "WE are in charge, now".
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沈
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sink; be submerged; subside; be depressed; aloes;
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SINKING into the WATER, its smokestacks forming a gloating CROWN, as the HUMAN LEGS the drowning passenger sticks out from the water, the titanic SINKS.
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珍
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rare; curious; strange;
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A JEWEL is smuggled into a country in a simple UMBRELLA, the reason for its high value being that its SHAPE is unusually RARE.
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賃
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fare; fee; hire; rent; wages; charge;
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The RESPONSIBILITY for paying the SHELL-MONEY lies with the passenger in the honor system for paying the FARE.
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鎮
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tranquilize; ancient peace-preservation centers;
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GOLD TRULY TRANQUILIZES
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陳
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exhibit; state; relate; explain;
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A perfect replica of the ACROPOLIS is built in the EAST, and displayed as an EXHIBIT in the world's fair.
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津
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haven; port; harbor; ferry;
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A container of WATER, to a drying WRITING BRUSH, is like a safe HAVEN.
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墜
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crash; fall (down);
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A REGIMENT is so inept that the soldiers CRASH haphazardly into one another, and then fall to the GROUND.
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追
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chase; drive away; follow; pursue; meanwhile;
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A MAESTRO CHASES a wayward trumpeter down the ROAD.
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痛
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pain; hurt; damage; bruise;
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The SICKNESS caused by getting whacked with a HAMMER is great PAIN.
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通
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traffic; pass through; avenue; commute; counter for letters;
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HAMMERS left lying around in the ROAD by careless workmen cause all sorts of TRAFFIC.
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塚
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hillock; mound;
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On a heap of SOIL sits a CROWNED PIG, proud ruler of his own little HILLOCK.
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漬
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pickling; soak; moisten; steep;
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Dipping into a large vat of WATER is a DUNCE-CAP used to obtain the PICKLING PICKLES held therein.
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辻
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crossing; crossroad; street corners; (kokuji);
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TEN ROADS come together to form a mega-CROSSING.
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蔦
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vine; ivy;
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A FLOWER on which you can fly like a BIRD as you swing through the air is a VINE.
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坪
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two-mat area;
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The SOIL of a TWO-MAT AREA is covered with WATER-LILIES.
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釣
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angling; fish; catch; allure; ensnare;
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A METAL LADLE is used to hold the bait for a fisherman busy ANGLING.
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鶴
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crane; stork;
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Inside a TURKEY HOUSE is a BIRD who is different from the others, standing up on one leg as he is --- a CRANE.
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亭
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pavilion; restaurant; mansion; arbor; cottage; vaudeville; music hall; stage name;
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A TALL CROWN held up by a huge NAIL forms an image of a PAVILLION.
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低
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lower; short; humble;
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A PERSON presents his CALLING CARD as he LOWERS himself in a bow.
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停
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halt; stopping;
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A PERSON stands in front of each PAVILLION at a world's fair, and gives you orders to HALT in the name of the law and go inside.
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偵
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spy;
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The PERSON who seems to be the most UPRIGHT member of the community is secretly some kind of communist SPY.
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貞
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upright; chastity; constancy; righteousness;
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Wave a MAGIC WAND over a SHELL, and it magically stands UPRIGHT.
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呈
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display; offer; present; send; exhibit;
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The square of MOUTH mounted on a SCEPTRE creates an image of a television DISPLAY.
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堤
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dike; bank; embankment;
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Although it is popularly thought that the little dutch boy saved the DIKE by placing his thumb in hole, what he actually did was place a clump of SOIL, JUST SO, to plug the leak and and then ran for help.
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定
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determine; fix; establish; decide;
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To properly MEND a fix-me-up HOUSE every weekend requires great DETERMINATION.
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帝
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sovereign; the emperor; god; creator;
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STANDING with CROWN aksew, a bath TOWEL around his waist, is the great SOVEREIGN, called from his bath for an emergency.
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底
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bottom; sole; depth; bottom price; base; kind; sort;
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At the BOTTOM of a deep CAVE, you find the CALLING CARD of "joe's cave bottom rescue business".
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庭
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courtyard; garden; yard;
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The CAVE in which this kanji COURT is held in, separates it from the surrounding COURTYARD.
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廷
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courts; imperial court; government office;
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The PORTERS of justice STRETCH the truth in the COURTS as they ply their trade.
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弟
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younger brother; faitherful service to elders;
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If a MOUTH on HUMAN LEGS represents an OLDER BROTHER, the devil's HORNS and a DOLLAR SIGN are the characteristics of a YOUNGER BROTHER.
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抵
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resist; reach; touch;
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To keep the enemy from reading it, FINGERS depicting sign language are drawn on the CALLING CARD of the french RESISTANCE.
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提
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propose; take along; carry in hand;
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A suitor has his FINGERS eloquently displaying his emotion, JUST SO, and thusly unveils his PROPOSAL of marriage.
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程
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extent; degree; law; formula; distance; limits; amount;
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WHEAT on DISPLAY shows the EXTENT of the harvest.
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締
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tighten; tie; shut; lock; fasten;
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By means of invisible THREAD, the sheepish SOVERIGN is controlled by his wife, when she TIGHTENS around his neck whenever he gets out of line.
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艇
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rowboat; small boat;
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The BOAT in which fish hold COURT is a broken old ROWBOAT.
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訂
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revise; correct; decide;
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WORDS are NAILED down exactly as you want them in the final REVISION
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邸
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residence; mansion;
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A special CALLING CARD is needed to gain entrance into the CITY WALLS surrounding a president's RESIDENCE.
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泥
|
mud; mire; adhere to; be attached to;
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Rebelling tribesmen resenting foreign influence, push a poor NUN into the WATER, and she gets covered with MUD.
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摘
|
pinch; pick; pluck; trim; clip; summarize;
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Add to this an ANTIQUE and you have a picture of FINGERS as they PINCH an ANTIQUE in a daring robbery.
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敵
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enemy; foe; opponent;
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As a weapon of last resort ANTIQUES are taken by a loyal TASKMASTER and thrown at the oncoming ENEMY.
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滴
|
drip; drop;
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WATER from an ANTIQUE faucet DRIPS all night long.
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的
|
bulls eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending;
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At a carnival booth you shoot an imitation WHITE DOVE, and if you hit it, you get to fish a prize out with a LADLE, your reward for hitting the BULL'S EYE.
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笛
|
flute; clarinet; pipe; whistle; bagpipe; piccolo;
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A BAMBOO SPROUT is played as a FLUTE.
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適
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suitable; occasional; rare; qualified; capable;
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ANTIQUES being sold by the ROAD-side are considered SUITABLE by the town officials only if the seller is wearing a three-piece suit.
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哲
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philosophy; clear;
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You are distracted by the FOLDS of chins under the MOUTH of a professor while he is lecturing about PHILOSOPHY.
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徹
|
penetrate; clear; pierce; strike home; sit up (all night);
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A LINE of BABY SITTERS is used to unsuspectingly PENETRATE enemy lines.
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撤
|
remove; withdraw; disarm; dismantle; reject; exclude;
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FINGERS of a BABY SITTER REMOVE a baby from a crib.
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迭
|
transfer; alternation;
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A wallet is unknowingly DROPPED onto the ROAD in a busy cross-town bus TRANSFER.
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鉄
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iron;
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METAL is DROPPED onto the ground to form rails for an IRON horse (I.e. the train).
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典
|
code; ceremony; law; rule;
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A special TOOL, by BENDING the door of a safe back and forth and examining the vibrations is able to crack the CODE. (Note similarity to BOUNTIFUL).
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天
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heavens; sky; imperial;
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A holy ST. BERNARD'S DOG tries to jump through the CEILING straight up into HEAVEN.
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展
|
unfold; expand;
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UNFOLD a FLAG by taking out the HAIRPIN which keeps it folded, and find a SALAD inside.
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店
|
store; shop;
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A FORTUNE-TELLER tired of working outside, moves to a CAVE, thus starting the world's first STORE.
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添
|
annexed; accompany; marry; suit; meet; satisfy; attach; append; garnish; imitate;
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By mixing VALENTINES with the WATER from the HEAVENS (I.e. rain), a neighbouring country is lovingly ANNEXED.
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転
|
revolve; turn around; change;
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VEHICLES are lifted up to a RISING CLOUD by a tornado as they REVOLVE madly in mid-air.
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点
|
spot; point; mark; speck; decimal point;
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A FORTUNE-TELLER at a CAMP-FIRE predicts you'll get SPOTS on your clothes if you get any closer to the fire.
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伝
|
transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition;
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A PERSON uses RISING CLOUDS to TRANSMIT a message.
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殿
|
Mr.; hall; mansion; palace; temple; lord;
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Waving STRUNG TOGETHER FLAGS in a protest against nuclear MISSILES is "MR" chips.
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田
|
rice field; rice paddy;
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Pictograph of a grid of RICE FIELDS
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電
|
electricity;
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In the RAIN, bright EEL like bolts of ELECTRIC lightning are emitted.
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吐
|
spit; vomit; belch; confess; tell (lies);
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A MOUTH with SOIL in it SPITS it out.
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塗
|
paint; plaster; daub; smear; coating;
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The LIQUID measured on a SCALE which you buy to cover up DIRT is a gallon of PAINT.
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徒
|
junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people;
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Suddenly, RUNNING from a LINE of kids to greet his parents is little JUNIOR.
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斗
|
Big Dipper; 10 sho (vol); sake dipper;
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A NEEDLE and two DROPS combine to create the BIG DIPPER.
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渡
|
transit; ford; ferry; cross; import; deliver; diameter; migrate;
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A swimmer checks the WATER to see how many DEGREES it is before deciding to TRANSIT the channel.
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登
|
ascend; climb up;
|
In an american indian legend, an indian warrior goes into a TEEPEE stands on a TABLE and ASCENDS into the skies.
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途
|
route; way; road;
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SCALES along a ROAD from the ROUTE that a trucker must follow in order to have his freight weighed along the way.
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都
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metropolis; capital;
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PUPPETS with macabre grins hang from the CITY WALLS to greet visitors to a dark, brooding METROPOLIS.
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努
|
toil; diligent; as much as possible;
|
A regular GUY uses his MUSCLES while TOILING at the weights.
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度
|
degrees; occurrence; time; counter for occurrences;
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When in the CAVERNS keep a thermometer next to your CROTCH to make sure you can measure the DEGREES.
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土
|
soil; earth; ground; Turkey;
|
Pictograph of soil.
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奴
|
guy; slave; manservant; fellow;
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In a wry commentary, we find that the CROTCH of a WOMAN is something which is interesting to most GUYS.
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怒
|
angry; be offended;
|
GUYS, in matters of the HEART, often get ANGRY.
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倒
|
overthrow; fall; collapse; drop; break down;
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A much awaited PERSON ARRIVES to OVERTHROW the bad guys.
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党
|
party; faction; clique;
|
From an OUTHOUSE outside a party held in washington DC, we see HUMAN LEGS sticking out of the window, a sure sign of a political PARTY gotten out of hand.
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冬
|
winter;
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STILTS slip on ICE in the WINTER.
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凍
|
frozen; congeal; refrigerate;
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Food from all over the world is stored on ICE and shipped to the EAST- fresh FROZEN.
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刀
|
sword; saber; knife;
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(when on right this becomes dagger).
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唐
|
Tang; China;
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At a recently discovered CAVE, someone casually RAKING out the MOUTH discovers a T'ANG dynasty artifact.
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塔
|
pagoda; tower; steeple;
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In some very fertile SOIL, FLOWERS grow so tall that the FIT together to form a huge PAGODA.
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島
|
island;
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A BIRD with his tail tucked in comes to rest on a MOUNTAIN on an ISLAND after a long journey across the waters.
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悼
|
lament; grieve over;
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A STATE OF MIND that's EMINENT is one of great LAMENT.
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投
|
throw; discard; abandon; launch into; join; invest in; hurl; give up; sell at a loss;
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FINGERS are used to fire MISSILES past opposing batters by a hard THROWing pitcher.
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搭
|
board; load (a vehicle); ride;
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As they stand upon the BOARD of the gangplank, parting lover's FINGERS FIT together in a final grasp as FLOWERS rain upon them from above; suddenly the captain's voice cries out: "all aBOARD!!"
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東
|
east;
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The SUN rises from behind a TREE from the EAST.
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桃
|
peach tree;
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In our version of the momotaro story (who was born from a PEACH), the TREE with the TORTOISE SHELL on top is the PEACH TREE.
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棟
|
ridgepole; ridge;
|
We find hat only WOOD from the EAST is acceptable for making RIDGEPOLES.
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盗
|
steal; rob; pilfer;
|
A subtle food thief, from the NEXT DISH, STEALS the pastry.
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湯
|
hot water; bath; hot spring;
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In a cold world, the kind of WATER precious enough to be stored in a PIGGY BANK is HOT WATER.
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灯
|
lamp; a light; light; counter for lights;
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A FIRE perched atop a NAIL makes a kanji LAMP.
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当
|
hit; right; appropriate; himself;
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A SMALL BROOM is the weapon of choice as an old lady HITS her husband.
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痘
|
pox; smallpox;
|
It was originally believed that the SICKNESS of chicken POX was caused by eating spoiled BEANS.
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等
|
etc.; and so forth; class (1st); quality; equal; similar;
|
We make use of the fact that BAMBOO sticks were used in BUDDHIST TEMPLES to rap dozing students who forgot the specifics of their teaching and instead thought (ETC,ETC, ETC).
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答
|
solution; answer;
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BAMBOO FITS together in a perfect SOLUTION to robinson crusoe's problem of how to get water into his hut.
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筒
|
cylinder; pipe; tube; gun barrel; sleeve;
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BAMBOO CYLINDERS are all the SAME on a stick of BAMBOO.
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糖
|
sugar;
|
If you put RICE into ORANGE JUICE, it changes into SUGAR.
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統
|
overall; relationship; ruling; governing;
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THREAD is ALLOTTED (a LOT of it) to make OVERALLS.
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到
|
arrival; proceed; reach; attain; result in;
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ARRIVE with SABRE at the CLIMAX.
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藤
|
wistaria;
|
Carried on his helmet during a game is the favorite FLOWER of a football QUARTERBACK, (RICE-GRAINS give a visual hint of the petals), is a WISTERIA.
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討
|
chastise; attack; defeat; destroy; conquer;
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WORDS that CHASTISE stick like GLUE.
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謄
|
mimeograph; copy;
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A QUARTERBACK'S WORDS are MIMEOGRAPHED and distributed to the players during the huddles so they can read the plays.
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豆
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beans; pea; midget;
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Pictograph of a table full of BEANS.
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踏
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step; trample; carry through; appraise; evade payment;
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A WOODEN-LEGGED buccaneer gingerly tests the WATER, and when the SUN gets hot enough, STEPS in.
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逃
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escape; flee; shirk; evade; set free;
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A tortoise runs clean out of his TORTOISE-SHELL and flees down the ROAD as he ESCAPES from prison.
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透
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transparent; permeate; filter; penetrate;
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In order to preserve the ROADS in EXCELLENT condition, TRANSPARENT plastic wrap is laid over them.
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陶
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pottery; porcelain;
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At the ACROPOLIS, TIN CANS are BOUND UP and sold to unwitting tourists as ancient POTTERY.
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頭
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head; counter for large animals;
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The full kanji for HEAD incorporates BEANS/TABLE into the image; imagine someone with a string-BEAN for a HEAD.
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騰
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inflation; advancing; going;
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A football QUARTERBACK rides a TEAM OF HORSES bought at an INFLATED price due to his INFLATED ego. (flesh + quarter= quarterback).
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闘
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fight; war;
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The swinging GATES are broken, the TABLES are all overturned, and everything has to be GLUED together in the aftermath of a saloon FIGHT.
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働
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work; (kokuji);
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A PERSON MOVES things at WORK.
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動
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move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake;
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It takes MUSCLES to MOVE something HEAVY.
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同
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same; agree; equal;
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At a convention of the brotherhood, all the participants wear a HOOD and pledge that whenthe open their MOUTHS that they will speak with ONE and the SAME voice.
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堂
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public chamber; hall;
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An OUTHOUSE built outside on the SOIL is a very PUBLIC CHAMBER.
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導
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guidance; leading; conduct; usher;
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Stick like GLUE to the prescribed ROAD-WAY for GUIDANCE.
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洞
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den; cave; excavation;
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WATER only, not alcohol, is accepted as a drink by the MONK who is visiting your house and relaxing in your DEN.
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瞳
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pupil;
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The EYE of a JUVENILE contains a PUPIL.
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童
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juvenile; child;
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STANDING on top of a COMPUTER is the JUVENILE delinquent.
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胴
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trunk; torso; hull (ship); hub of wheel;
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The PART OF THE BODY most important to the MONK is the TRUNK, where he focuses his meditation.
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道
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road-way; street; district; journey; course; moral; teachings;
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The NECK represents a "bottle-neck" in a ROAD-WAY.
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銅
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copper;
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The METAL which MONKS prefer is COPPER pennies, due to their vow of poverty.
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峠
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mountain peak; mountain pass; climax; crest; (kokuji);
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The part of a MOUNTAIN with nothing ABOVE and the whole world BELOW is the MOUNTAIN PEAK.
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匿
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hide; shelter; shield;
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BOXES are irresistable places for YOUNG children to try to HIDE.
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得
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gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit;
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A COLUMN of soldiers gets up at NIGHTBREAK to chase the enemy whose trail they have remained GLUED to and thus GAIN on them.
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徳
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benevolence; virtue; goodness; commanding respect;
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A LINE of X-RAY machines stand in a hospital, given as the result of the BENEVOLENCE of the local community.
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特
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special;
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COWS rampaging in a BUDDHIST TEMPLE are the subject of a news SPECIAL.
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督
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coach; command; urge; lead; supervise;
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An unruly UNCLE punches the EYE of a COACH because he feels his nephew is not getting enough playing time.
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篤
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fervent; kind; cordial; serious; deliberate;
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A BAMBOO stick is used on a TEAM OF HORSES by a FERVENT animal rights activist.
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毒
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poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite;
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Someone (sherlock holmes for example), GROWS UP a woman's BREASTS when he accidentally ingests a POISON.
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独
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single; alone; spontaneously; Germany;
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WILD DOGS try to mate with INSECTS because they have been SINGLE for too long!
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読
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read;
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Convincing WORDS can SELL you on something- if you take the time to READ them.
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凸
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convex; beetle brow; uneven;
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Pictograph
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突
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stab; protruding; thrusting; thrust; pierce; prick;
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A poor, unfortunate ST. BERNARD'S DOG falls suddenly into a HOLE, and is STABBED to death by some malicious boys.
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届
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deliver; reach; arrive; report; notify; forward;
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A FLAG flies from a model OIL DERRICK on top of an oil DELIVERY truck which DELIVERS oil to your home.
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寅
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sign of the tiger; 3-5AM; third sign of Chinese zodiac;
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Picture this as an addition to the zodiac's HOUSE of signs. The OIL DERRICK and ANIMAL LEGS comes from YELLOW, here representing the color of the tiger. Left only is the CEILING on which the SIGN OF THE TIGER assumes his new position in the zodiac.
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酉
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sign of the bird; west (sake rad); tenth sign of Chinese zodiac;
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Pictograph of a WHISKY BOTTLE is also the SIGN OF THE BIRD.
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屯
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barracks; police station; camp;
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Huge EARTHWORMS crawl out of BARRACKS, having eaten all the soldiers inside.
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豚
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pork; pig;
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The MEAT from a SOW is PORK.
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曇
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cloudy weather; cloud up;
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In an elegantly simple kanji, blocking out the SUN is the CLOUD of CLOUDY WEATHER.
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鈍
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dull; slow; foolish; blunt;
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Crawling over a bar of shiny GOLD is an EARTHWORM, trailing mud and slime, leaving the bar dreary and DULL.
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奈
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Nara; what?;
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A ST. BERNARD'S DOG on an ALTAR is the first shrine you see when you go to NARA.
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内
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inside; within; between; among; house; home;
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A PERSON wearing a BELT that is too small, tries to squeeze INSIDE of it.
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縄
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straw rope; cord;
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THREAD combines with the long, sinewy EEL to create an image of a STRAW ROPE.
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南
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south;
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No longer the cotton belt, the HAPPINESS BELT now more accurately characterizes the economically prosperous SOUTH.
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楠
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camphor tree;
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Because of all the bugs and insects in that area of the country, the most important TREE in the SOUTH is the CAMPHOR TREE, known for its insect repellent qualities.
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軟
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soft;
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If a CAR LACKS airbags, a crash will be far from SOFT.
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難
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difficult; impossible; trouble; accident; defect;
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The SCARECROW has figured out how to get rid of the crows, but now foraging wild TURKEYS are making his life DIFFICULT.
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二
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two;
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two horizontal lines
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尼
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nun;
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Carrying a FLAG with a SPOONS on it, demonstrating their intention to SPOON-feed the poor if necessary, is an order of NUNS.
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弐
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II; two; second;
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2 QUIVERS are seen laying together forming the roman numeral "II".
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肉
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meat;
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The INSIDE of a PERSON is made of MEAT.
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虹
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rainbow;
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The creators of the kanji speculate on the origin of RAINBOWS in this character which concludes that INSECTS CRAFTED RAINBOWS.
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日
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day; sun; Japan;
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Pictograph of the sun
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乳
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milk; breasts;
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The popular mnemonic for this kanji has a "CLAW" as the hand, and a "HOOK" as the rounded curve of a mother's breast; thus a representation of a CHILD's hand reaching for his mother's breast to nurse for MILK.
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入
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enter; insert;
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Similar to PERSON, but the left side is "in" the part of this character.
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如
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likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal;
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A WOMAN'S MOUTH often reveals a LIKENESS both physically and In her way of thinking to that of her mother.
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尿
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urine;
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Animals use URINE to mark off their territory, similar to the way we put up FLAGS at our borders. Thus a FLAG made of WATER is URINE.
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任
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responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint;
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A PERSON is a PORTER of RESPONSIBILITY.
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妊
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pregnancy;
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Easy one!! WOMAN is included in the kanji for PREGNANCY. PORTER completes the picture.
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忍
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endure; bear; put up with; conceal; secrete; spy; sneak;
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A KNIFE thrust into the HEART is ENDURED by the victim.
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認
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acknowledge; witness; discern; recognize; appreciate; believe;
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Better to ACKNOWLEDGE it in WORDS than to quietly ENDURE it.
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寧
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rather; preferably;
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Frustrated investors hire mafia men to confront a famous TV anchor with the threat: sell your HOUSE or have your HEART and EYES ripped out and stuck on a SPIKE-- which would you RATHER do?
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猫
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cat;
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A "SEEDLING" of a WILD DOG is a CAT.
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熱
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heat; temperature; fever; mania; passion;
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DARTH VADAR enjoys the warming HEAT of a CAMPFIRE on some faraway planet.
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年
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year;
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The HORSE you bet on, you know the one wearing SUNGLASSES WITH ONE LENS POPPED OUT, finally finishes the race, one YEAR later.
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念
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wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention;
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NOW your HEART makes a heartfelt WISH.
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燃
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burn; blaze; glow;
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A FIERY SORT OF THING can give you a serious BURN.
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粘
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sticky; glutinous; greasy; persevere;
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RICE is read by a FORTUNE TELLER as she warns you of a STICKY situation you may soon encounter.
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之
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of; this;
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What are we made OF? Visually close to the hiragana "e" this kanji whose primitive is BUILDING BLOCKS (think of a block with the letter "e",), which reminds us that each and everyone is made OF the basic BUILDING BLOCKS of life.
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悩
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trouble; worry; in pain; distress; illness;
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Elegant MOOD RING shines on MR. NO's hand as he starts more TROUBLE.
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濃
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concentrated; thick; dark; undiluted;
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The WATER used for irrigation in modern AGRICULTURE is CONCENTRATED.
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納
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settlement; obtain; reap; pay; supply; store;
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A THREAD of payments leads to a SETTLEMENT; INSIDE of a month.
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能
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ability; talent; skill; capacity;
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It takes great ABILITY to remove the BEAR from a COOKING-FIRE.
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脳
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brain; memory;
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MR. NO may be a VILLIAN with a lot of FLESH, but he also has a big BRAIN. (OWL plus villian = MR. NO).
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農
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agriculture; farmers;
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The DRAGON'S influence waned, finally ending up with just one BENT DRAGON sorrowfully recalling his glorious past, bemoaning all of his problems as caused by the advance of AGRICULTURE.
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把
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grasp; faggot; bunch; counter for bundles;
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From an inner city MOSAIC, FINGERS reach out and GRASP you by the neck.
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覇
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hegemony; supremacy; leadership; champion;
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Domination of the indians in the OLD WEST by guns and LEATHER, many MOONS ago is seen as HEGEMONY.
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波
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waves; billows; Poland;
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WATER shaped like a PELT is a WAVE.
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派
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faction; group; party; clique; sect; school;
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Through the WATER is DRAGGED a poor PERSON in RAGS when he declares in favor of the opposing FACTION.
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破
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rend; rip; tear; break; destroy; defeat; frustrate;
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A ROCK laid on a stretched out PELT finally RENDS it completely in half.
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婆
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old woman; grandma; wet nurse;
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A WOMAN using WATER to wash a PELT is an OLD WOMAN.
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馬
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horse;
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A kanji HORSE has a long MANE and instead of a tail, sprouts TAILFEATHERS!!!
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俳
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haiku; actor;
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A PERSON in a JAIL CELL takes advantage of the free time to write HAIKU poems.
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廃
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abolish; obsolete; cessation; discarding; abandon;
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Into a CAVE is DISCHARGED a blast of firepower to ABOLISH the remnants of a vanquished army.
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拝
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worship; adore; pray to;
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FINGERS are clasped together in prayer as BUSHES hang from the CEILING in an interesting ceremony of WORSHIP.
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排
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repudiate; exclude; expel; reject;
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FINGERS extend from a JAIL CELL in a plea for mercy which is quickly REPUDIATED.
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敗
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failure; defeat; reversal;
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A SHELL is berated by a TASKMASTER for FAILING to produce a pearl.
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杯
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cupfuls; wine glass; glass; toast;
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If we asked the TREE itself, it might give a NEGATIVE response to the request to draw CUPFULS of syrup from it.
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背
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stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel;
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NORTH and PART OF THE BODY here combine to create the kanji for STATURE.
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肺
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lungs;
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A type of MEAT being sold at the MARKET are the LUNGS of some animal.
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輩
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comrade; fellow; people; companions;
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As they drove around town picking up subversives in the JAIL CELL CAR, the kgb were great COMRADES to one another.
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配
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distribute; spouse; exile; rationing;
|
A tequila manufacturer cleverly gets around the market barriers of japan by recategorizing the WHISKEY BOTTLE with the SNAKE on the bottom as a means for the DISTRIBUTION of worms, as opposed to WHISKEY.
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倍
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double; twice; times; fold;
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A captured PERSON wearing a MUZZLE stands next to his evil DOUBLE.
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培
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cultivate; foster;
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SOIL, by a farmer using a MUZZLE as a makeshift plow is CULTIVATED.
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媒
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mediator; go-between;
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A WOMAN stands beside a SO & SO and acts to MEDIATE yet another dispute in which he is involved.
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買
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buy;
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This kanji seems to suggest that we should EYE something carefully before using SHELL-CURRENCY to BUY it.
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売
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sell;
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A SAMURAI behind a table sells CROWNS as his HUMAN LEGS show underneath.
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賠
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compensation; indemnify;
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SHELL-CURRENCY is offered in return for keeping a MUZZLE on what he knows as COMPENSATION to a potential witness.
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陪
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obeisance; follow; accompany; attend on;
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On the ACROPOLIS, MUZZLES were put on those who did not show proper OBEISANCE to the oracles.
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伯
|
chief; count; earl; uncle; Brazil;
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The PERSON with a WHITE headdress made of dove's feathers is the CHIEF of the indians.
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博
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Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair;
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Shakily holding a huge NEEDLE with DROPS flying out of it is an acupuncture SPECIALIST who wants to become a full-fledged DR.
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拍
|
clap; beat (music);
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FINGERS turn WHITE when you CLAP.
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泊
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overnight; put up at; ride at anchor; 3-day stay;
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WATER WHITE means you stay OVERNIGHT.
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白
|
white;
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One DROP of the SUN is WHITE
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舶
|
liner; ship;
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A massive BOAT with a WHITE DOVE painted on its prow is a huge ocean LINER.
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薄
|
dilute; thin; weak (tea);
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WATER and FLOWERS are seen in an ACCUPUNCTURIST'S office, so as to DILUTE the patient's fear.
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迫
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urge; force; imminent; spur on;
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The bright WHITE lines painted down the middle of the ROAD are subconsciously URGING you to drive sensibly and not weave between the lanes.
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漠
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vague; obscure; desert; wide;
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Glancing down into a pool of WATER in a GRAVEYARD, you see a VAGUE reflection, perhaps of a ghost sneaking up behind you.
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爆
|
bomb; burst open; pop; split;
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An OUTBURST of FIRE is the result of a BOMB.
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縛
|
truss; arrest; bind; tie; restrain;
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An ACCUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST must become an expert, not only in the needle, but also in the THREAD so that he can TRUSS UP his patients.
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麦
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barley; wheat;
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An enthusiastic broker uses a MAGNIFYING GLASS while balancing on STILTS to check on the BARLEY crops.
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箱
|
box; chest; case; bin; railway car;
|
BAMBOO is INTER-twined to make a BOX.
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肌
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texture; skin; body; grain;
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FLESH blown on by WIND loses its soft TEXTURE.
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畑
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farm; field; garden; ones specialty; (kokuji);
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FIRE is used to clear a RICE FIELD on a japanese FARM.
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八
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eight;
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The two lines if continued for the "x" at the center of the number 8
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鉢
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bowl; rice tub; pot; crown;
|
A hillbilly granny speaks of the GOLDEN rule and quotes from the good BOOK as she gives the local boys a BOWL-style haricut.
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発
|
discharge; departure; publish; emit; start from; disclose;
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TWO HUMAN LEGS wiggle around, sticking out the top of a TEEPEE, the punishment for a poor soldier being DISCHARGED from the army.
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髪
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hair of the head;
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In this full kanji for HAIR, we see the HAIR is SHAPED by a FRIEND, the HAIR OF THE HEAD- dresser.
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伐
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fell; strike; attack; punish;
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A PERSON is FELLED by a falling PINATA.
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罰
|
penalty; punishment;
|
A hocky player glares with fiery EYES, then has WORDS, and finally battles with hockey sticks like a SABRE- and ends up in the PENALTY box.
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抜
|
slip out; extract; pull out; pilfer; quote; remove; omit;
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FINGERS, to greet a FRIEND, SLIP OUT of your pocket.
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閥
|
clique; lineage; pedigree; faction; clan;
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A skilled socialite FELLS the GATES of admission to the inner CLIQUE.
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鳩
|
pigeon; dove;
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The BASEBALL BIRD is the PIGEON.
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伴
|
consort; accompany; bring with; companion;
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The CONSORT of the king complains that she is treated like HALF A PERSON
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判
|
judgement; signature; stamp; seal;
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King solomon threatens to cut the child in HALF with a SABRE, thus rendering JUDGEMENT.
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半
|
half; middle; odd number; semi-; part-;
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A NEEDLE bisects ANIMAL HORNS in HALF.
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反
|
anti-;
|
High on a CLIFF, exposing their CROTCHES as a form of protest, is a group of ANTI-establishment hippies.
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帆
|
sail;
|
A TOWEL makes only a MEDIOCRE SAIL.
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搬
|
conveyor; carry; transport;
|
Deft FINGERS put together an aircraft CARRIER on a CONVEYOR belt.
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板
|
plank; board; plate; stage;
|
A colorfully dressed HIPPIE is forced to walk a WOODEN PLANK by construction workers.
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版
|
printing block; printing plate; edition; impression; label;
|
An editorially ONE-SIDED newspaper is printed by HIPPIES who use environmentally friendly PRINTING BLOCKS.
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犯
|
crime; sin; offense;
|
WILD DOGS leave their FINGERPRINTS at the scene of a CRIME.
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班
|
squad; corps; unit; group;
|
A new game of "spear ball" (where SPEARS are thrown at two suspended BALLS) is played by members of a spear ball SQUAD.
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畔
|
paddy-ridge; levee;
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A RICE-FIELD is bisected in HALF by a PADDY-RIDGE.
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繁
|
luxuriant; thick; overgrown; frequency; complexity; trouble;
|
The CLEVERNESS of a good seamstress can transform the merest of THREAD into a LUXURIANT gown.
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般
|
carrier; carry; all;
|
A huge BOAT with a complement of nuclear MISSILES is an aircraft CARRIER.
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藩
|
clan; enclosure;
|
FLOWERS are tossed into the WATER according to a roll of the DICE in an unusual game played at a family reunion by the entire CLAN.
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販
|
marketing; sell; trade;
|
Earning SHELL-CURRENCY is an ex-HIPPIE who has implemented a successful MARKETING strategy.
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範
|
pattern; example; model;
|
A makeshift BAMBOO weapon, a getaway CAR, and telltale FINGERPRINTS emerge to give a PATTERN of a murderer's movements.
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煩
|
anxiety; trouble; worry; pain; ill; annoy; nuisance; irksome;
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A FIRE on your HEAD can cause considerable ANXIETY.
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頒
|
distribute; disseminate; partition; understand;
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PARTED by the HEADS of state, a country is PARTITIONED.
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飯
|
meal; boiled rice;
|
"ANTI" to the generic FOOD, a MEAL implies some effort and preparation.
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晩
|
nightfall; night;
|
Growing fearful because they can no longer see the SUN, all the little RABBITS jump into their holes at NIGHTFALL.
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番
|
turn; number in a series;
|
The four squares of RICE FIELD combine with sets of ANIMAL TRACKS to create a picture of dice as they roll and TURN.
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盤
|
tray; shallow bowl; platter; tub; board; phonograph record;
|
A "CARRIER" DISH is a TRAY.
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蛮
|
barbarian;
|
In a daring raid, BARBARIAN ANTS make off with an APPLE, booty from the kitchen counter.
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卑
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lowly; base; vile; vulgar;
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Just a DROP of BRAINS is all it takes to go from a LOWLY position to that of a rich man eating fruit from a CORNUCOPIA.
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否
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negate; no; noes; refuse; decline; deny;
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Someone with a NEGATIVE MOUTH can quickly NEGATE a postitive atmosphere.
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妃
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queen; princess;
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In a science fiction tale, everyone watches in horror as transformed before their very eyes from a WOMAN into a SNAKE, is the QUEEN of the world.
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彼
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he; that; the;
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A manly "HE-man" has a LINE of people waiting to see him work out as he wears a leopard skin PELT at the beach.
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悲
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jail cell; grieve; sad; deplore; regret;
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Someone stuck in a JAIL CELL has a HEART attack because he is so SAD.
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扉
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front door; title page; front page;
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The only DOOR out of a JAIL CELL is the FRONT DOOR.
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批
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criticism; strike;
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In an advertisement, FINGERS of housewives are COMPARED to one another, and the housewife with the "dishpan hands" is roundly CRITICIZED for not using the brand being promoted.
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披
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expose; open;
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A pre-historic flasher uses his FINGERS pull back his PELT and EXPOSE himself.
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比
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compare; race; ratio; Phillipines;
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In a marketing test, a sample is put on each of TWO SPOONS in an attempt to COMPARE the taste of competing products.
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泌
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ooze; flow; soak in; penetrate; secrete;
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In a wry commentary, this kanji states that in modern horror movies, INVARIABLY, too much WATERY OOZE will appear throughout.
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疲
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exhausted; tire; weary;
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From the earliest times, the "SICKNESS" that caused people to want to lay down on their animal PELTS and sleep was simply being EXHAUSTED.
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皮
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pelt; skin; hide; leather;
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A LINE hanging off of a HOOKED BRANCH is PELT left by a trapper.
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碑
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tombstone; monument;
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The LOWLIEST ROCK is a TOMBSTONE.
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秘
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secret; conceal;
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A package of WHEAT-CEREAL INVARIABLY contains some kind of SECRET prize.
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罷
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quit; stop; leave; withdraw; go;
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In a staring contest, the person who can use his EYES with the greatest ABILITY can make the other person avert his gaze and thus QUIT the game.
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肥
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fertilizer; get fat; fertile; manure; pamper;
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MEAT is laid out in such a way as to create a MOSAIC which both entreats the gods as well as FERTILIZES the ground.
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被
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incur; cover; veil; brood over; shelter; wear; put on; be exposed (film); receiving;
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A CLOAK made from PELT INCURS the wrath of an animal rights activists.
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費
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expense; cost; spend; consume; waste;
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DOLLAR SIGNS combine with SHELL-CURRENCY to create an unexpected EXPENSE.
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避
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evade; avoid; avert; ward off; shirk; shun;
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A fleeing criminal throws KETCHUP on the ROAD, thus successfully confusing the police dogs allowing him to EVADE capture.
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非
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un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non-;
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Pictograph of a heavy iron pole with bars extending in both directions.
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飛
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fly; skip (pages); scatter;
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The HOOKS with the little PERSONS hanging sideways from them in an air-show come first and last respectively. In between is the SEWING BOX, which can now FLY.
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備
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equip; provision; preparation;
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A PERSON picks FLOWERS at the top of a CLIFF, having gotten there using only a SCREWDRIVER for climbing EQUIPMENT.
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尾
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tail; end; counter for fish; lower slope of mountain;
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A FLAG of FUR is a TAIL.
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微
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delicate; minuteness; insignificance;
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The CORN ON LITTLE TOE on ONE pair of HUMAN LEGS is very DELICATE.
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美
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beauty; beautiful;
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A flock of SHEEP are watched over by a dedicated ST. BERNARD'S DOG, in a scene of pastoral BEAUTY.
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鼻
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nose; snout;
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This kanji from which the primitive NOSE is derived says that between your BRAIN and TWO HANDS is a NOSE (the NOSE being nonetheless perched at the top).
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匹
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equal; head; counter for small animals; roll of cloth;
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FOUR (minus a stroke) EQUALS EQUAL.
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彦
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lad; boy (ancient);
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A LEPRECHAUN jumps atop the THINKER and remarks that he looks like a thoughtful LAD, indeed.
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必
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invariably; certain; inevitable;
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The HEART DIVIDED between two lovers is INVARIABLY broken.
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筆
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writing brush; writing; painting brush; handwriting;
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In this full kanji for WRITING BRUSH, we learn that it is made from BAMBOO.
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姫
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princess;
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A WOMAN who is in many ways a SLAVE to her position is a PRINCESS.
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百
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hundred;
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The japanese call the 99th birthday the WHITE YEAR because because the kanji for 100 minus the 1 at the top turns into the character for WHITE.
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俵
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bag; bale; sack; counter for bags;
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A PERSON coming out of the water breaks the SURFACE of the ocean, after having done some underwater shopping, carrying grocery BAGS.
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標
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signpost; seal; mark; stamp; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; target;
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TREES used to post election BALLOTS are makeshift SIGNPOSTS.
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氷
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icicle; ice; hail; freeze; congeal;
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The extra DROP in WATER creates the image of a snowflake-shaped ICICLE hanging from your house.
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漂
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drift; float (on liquid);
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In a unique method of absentee voting, mailed in from a desert island over a thousand miles of WATER is a marked off BALLOT- attached to a piece of DRIFT-wood.
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票
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ballot; label; ticket; sign;
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In the OLD WEST, where the church was the center of the community, during election season, the show-ALTAR was the chosen area to post the BALLOT.
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表
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surface; table; chart; diagram;
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A MAGNIFYING GLASS is used to examine the SURFACE of a SCARF for flaws.
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評
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evaluate; criticism; comment;
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"EVEN" WORDS are the result of an EVALUATION.
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描
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sketch; compose; write; draw; paint;
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FINGERS are used to SKETCH FLOWERS growing in a RICE FIELD.
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病
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ill; sick;
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In this full kanji for SICKNESS we find that those who are SICK are treated as THIRD-CLASS citizens.
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秒
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second (1/60 minute);
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FEW stalks of WHEAT can be harvested in just one SECOND.
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苗
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seedling; sapling; shoot;
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FLOWER-ing in a FIELD is a SEEDLING.
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品
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goods; refinement; dignity; article; counter for meal courses;
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These 3 MOUTHS together almost look like GOODS piled up and ready for shipment.
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浜
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seacoast; beach; seashore;
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The WATER of a SEACOAST is invaded by SOLDIERS.
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貧
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poverty; poor;
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In a bluntly simple kanji, we see that the one who is PARTED from his SHELL-CURRENCY has achieved the condition of POVERTY.
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賓
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V.I.P.; guest;
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Staiying on as a guest in your HOUSE, is someone who looks at the CEILING and only has a FEW SHELL-MONEYS when it comes time to pay the restaurant bill, is a prominent V.I.P.
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頻
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repeatedly; recur;
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If you endure an aggressive salesman's pitch, it may feel as if someone is WALKING on your HEAD, because he says the same thing REPEATEDLY.
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敏
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cleverness; agile; alert;
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EVERY TASKMASTER must be CLEVER as a fox in order to control his servants.
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瓶
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flower pot; bottle; vial; jar; jug; vat; urn;
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A PUZZLE is formed from pieces of TILE to form a FLOWER POT.
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不
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negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy;
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ONE PERSON is a DRIP because he always says only NEGATIVE things.
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付
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adhere; attach; refer to; append;
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A PERSON will stick like GLUE to someone with a quality which they ADHERE to.
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夫
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husband; man;
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LARGE- with an extra line for the HUSBAND'S head.
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婦
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lady; woman; wife; bride;
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The WOMAN who carries a BROOM and an APRON is the LADY of the house.
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富
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wealth; enrich; abundant;
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This full kanji for WEALTH shows the huge HOUSE that the WEALTH can buy.
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布
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linen; cloth;
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A TOWEL hanging BY ONE'S SIDE as you walk to the shower is referred to as LINEN.
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府
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borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse;
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In the prehistoric location of NYC, people from different locations come together in a single CAVE and ADHERE to one another to form the first BOROUGH.
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怖
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dreadful; be frightened; fearful;
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A snobby woman wearing an angrily flashing MOOD RING, seeing that her LINEN is not perfectly folded, calls and complains about the DREADFUL state of affairs.
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扶
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aid; help; assist;
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FINGERS of a HUSBAND kindly provide AID.
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敷
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spread; pave; sit; promulgate;
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DOG-TAGS flash as young recruits, SET FREE for the weekend, SPREAD out in search of recreation in the local town.
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普
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universal; wide(ly); generally; Prussia;
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A ROW of SUNS is as long as the UNIVERSE.
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浮
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floating; float; rise to surface;
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FLEDGELINGS FLOAT on the WATER.
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父
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father;
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The gentle but stern FATHER is an "opened up" TASKMASTER.
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符
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token; sign; mark; tally; charm;
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BAMBOO with SCOTCH TAPE on the outside is used to gather TOKENS on a pre-historic bus.
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腐
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rot; decay; sour;
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In the BOROUGHS of a major city, due to an extended power outage, MEAT becomes ROTTED.
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膚
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skin; body; grain; texture; disposition;
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A TIGER'S STOMACH has soft SKIN-- touch it if you dare!!
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譜
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musical score; music; note; staff; table; genealogy;
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WORDS which are UNIVERSAL are found in a MUSICAL SCORE.
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負
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defeat; negative; -; minus; bear; owe; assume a responsibility;
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BOUND UP with a rope made of snapping SEA-SHELLS, an opponent is DEFEATED.
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賦
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levy; ode; prose; poem; tribute; installment;
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SHELL-CURRENCY must be paid by WARRIORS in a LEVY needed for better uniforms.
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赴
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proceed; get; become; tend;
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In a marathon, a MAGIC WAND blocks RUNNERS and raises up to allow them to PROCEED with caution.
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附
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affixed; attach; refer to; append;
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Political signs are ADHERED to the ACROPOLIS, having been AFFIXED by political zealots.
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侮
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scorn; despise; make light of; contempt;
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Like the song says, EVERY PERSON plays the fool and is therefore the subject of SCORN at one time or another.
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武
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warrior; military; chivalry; arms;
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A QUIVER contains enough arrows to STOP an oncoming WARRIOR.
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舞
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dance; flit; circle; wheel;
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RECLINE blissfully in an OAKEN TUB- then jump up, throw on your SUNGLASSES and sharp clothes and go out and DANCE!
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部
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section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine;
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MUZZLED guard dogs patrol the CITY WALLS, each one having its own SECTION.
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封
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seal; closing;
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IVY falling off a chimney is GLUED back on, a solution which receives the SEAL of approval from the homeowner.
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風
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wind; air; style; manner;
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In this full kanji for WIND, we see bands of GNATS are blown about in the WIND.
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伏
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prostrated; bend down; bow; cover; lay (pipes);
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In a new and bizarre cult, every PERSON, when in front of the cult symbol of the CHIHUAHUA, must PROSTRATE himself.
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副
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vice-; duplicate; copy;
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Great WEALTH is used to purchase a huge collection of old SABRES for an afficionado, the VICE-president.
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復
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restore; return to; revert; resume;
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A LINE of TAPE DRIVES stand at the ready to RESTORE the data.
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幅
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hanging scroll; width;
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A TOWEL with a WEALTH of information on it is a HANGING SCROLL recovered from the past.
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服
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clothing; admit; obey; discharge;
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The image of FLESH covered by a BIKINI gives us the legal minimum for CLOTHING.
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福
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blessing; fortune; luck; wealth;
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From the show-ALTAR we receive spritual WEALTH in the form of a BLESSING.
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腹
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abdomen; belly; stomach;
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FLESH of the ABDOMEN DOUBLES BACK during sit-ups.
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複
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duplicate; double; compound; multiple;
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A magician lays a CLOAK over something, then DOUBLES it BACK, revealing a set of exact DUPLICATES.
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覆
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capsize; cover; shade; mantle; be ruined;
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In the OLD WEST, everyone would pitch in to RESTORE to an upright posiiton a covered wagon which had CAPSIZED.
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払
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pay; clear out; prune; banish; dispose of;
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A FINGER taps an exiting patron on the ELBOW, a reminder to PAY.
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沸
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seethe; boil; ferment; uproar; breed;
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When hundreds of DOLLARS are accidentally dropped into the WATER, someone gets SEETHING mad.
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仏
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Buddha; the dead; France;
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Standing beside each PERSON, right at the ELBOW, is a BUDDHA.
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物
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thing; object; matter;
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A COW tied up in KNOTS is a strange looking THING.
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分
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part; minute of time; segment; share; degree; ones lot; duty; understand; know; rate; 1%; chances; shaku/10;
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EIGHT DAGGERS PART your hair.
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噴
|
erupt; spout; emit; flush out;
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The MOUTH of a VOLCANO ERUPTS.
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墳
|
tomb; mound;
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The SOIL of a VOLCANO often marks the location of a suddenly created TOMB.
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憤
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aroused; resent; be indignant; anger;
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The creative natives put a huge MOOD RING on a VOLCANO so they can tell when it is AROUSED.
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奮
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stirred up; be invigorated; flourish;
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A BANK ROBBER who uses his BRAIN creates a diversion to get things all STIRRED UP.
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粉
|
flour; powder; dust;
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In a special process RICE is PARTED to form FLOUR.
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紛
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distract; be mistaken for; go astray; divert;
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THREAD which PARTS, causing the pants it was holding up to fall down, creates an amusing DISTRACTION.
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雰
|
atmosphere; fog;
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The RAIN magically PARTS, revealing the ATMOSPHERE far above.
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文
|
sentence; literature; style; art; decoration; figures; plan;
|
TOPHAT is a new punctuation point on a linguistic criss-cross known as a SENTENCE.
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聞
|
hear; ask; listen;
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An EAR presses to the GATES, hoping to HEAR something useful.
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丙
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third class; 3rd; 3rd calendar sign;
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PERSONS hang by their BELT from the CEILING in a THIRD CLASS way of execution.
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併
|
join; get together; unite; collective;
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A clever PERSON solves a PUZZLE by JOINING the pieces together.
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兵
|
soldier; private; troops; army; warfare; strategy; tactics;
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Using an AXE as a TOOL of war is a SOLDIER.
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塀
|
fence; wall; (kokuji);
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SOIL could be included to represent the territorial issues invloved in FENCE. The FLAG identifies the interests involved. Finally, PUZZLE demonstrates how the countryside is carved up by a labryinth of FENCES.
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幣
|
cash; bad habit; humble prefix; gift; Shinto offerings of cloth; rope; cut paper;
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Into a SHREDDER, a TOWEL is fed, only t realize it was wrapped around a million dollars CASH!
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平
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even; flat; peace;
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CEILING is the level surface of the water, while the NEEDLE floating underneath and the ANIMAL HORNS combine to make a picture of the WATER LILY floating EVENLY.
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弊
|
abuse; evil; vice; breakage;
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In the most horrific case of child abuse yet, a child's TWO-HANDS are thrust into a SHREDDER.
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柄
|
design; pattern; build; nature; handle; crank; grip; knob; shaft;
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A TREE is used to crash through the doors by passengers in THIRD CLASS who have DESIGNS on breaking through into the first class.
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並
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row; and; besides; as well as; line up; rank with; rival; equal;
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Put ANIMAL HORNS on the VASE and add a couple of lines down the middle to make a ROW of vases.
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閉
|
closed; shut;
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EINSTEIN CLOSED the GATES on the tried and true newtonian physics with his startling new theories.
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陛
|
highness; steps (of throne);
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Up on the ACROPOLIS contemptuously COMPARING his lush living conditions with those of the poor peasants living off the SOIL far below, lives a royal HIGHNESS.
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米
|
rice; USA; metre;
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This pictograph looks like an eight pointed star.
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頁
|
page; leaf;
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A picture of ONE NOSE with the ANIMAL LEGS representing the mustache forms the picture of a HEAD, an illustration which also adorns each page of a book.
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壁
|
wall; lining (stomach); fence;
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Blood drips like KETCHUP to the GROUND in a failed escape over the berlin WALL.
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癖
|
mannerism; habit; vice; trait; fault; kink;
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The all too common MANNERISM of using too much KETCHUP can make people SICK and therefore have the bad MANNERISMS to throw up all over everyone.
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別
|
separate; branch off; diverge; fork; another; extra; specially;
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A MOUTH which has been BOUND-UP is suddenly free to talk when the binding cloth is SEPARATED by a SABRE.
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偏
|
partial; side; left-side radical; inclining; biased;
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A PERSON sits reading a COMIC BOOK, PARTIALLY interested as she is drawn by an aspiring comic book artist.
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変
|
unusual; change; strange;
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Balancing an APPLE on his head while walking on STILTS is an UNUSUAL fellow.
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片
|
one-sided; leaf; sheet;
|
This looks like someone offering a gift on bended knee, but in any case it is precariously weighted toward the right, making the whole kanji ONE-SIDED.
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編
|
compilation; knit; plait; braid; twist; editing; completed poem; part of a book;
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A THREAD is used to sew together COMIC BOOKS into a COMPILATION of the greatest issues.
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辺
|
environs; boundary; border; vicinity;
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A BLADE cuts out a new ROAD, thus allowing access to the local ENVIRONS.
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返
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return; answer; fade; repay;
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A repentant HIPPIE, after years on the ROAD, RETURNS his hippie clothes and starts to live the yuppie life-style.
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遍
|
everywhere; times; widely; generally;
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As a promotion, COMIC BOOKS are tossed onto the ROAD, so you see them laying around EVERYWHERE.
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便
|
convenience;
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A PERSON sees that it GROWS LATE and that its time to go- to the CONVENIENCE store around the corner because all the rest are closed.
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勉
|
exertion;
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A RABBIT is lifted by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN, who breathes heavily after the great EXERTION.
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弁
|
valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish;
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A lot of ELBOW grease is applied, along with TWO HANDS, to open a huge VALVE of an air-pressure lock into outer space.
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保
|
protect; guarantee; keep; preserve; sustain; support;
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A PERSON jumps into the MOUTH of a hole in a TREE to PROTECT himself from an onrushing beast.
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舗
|
shop; store;
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A COTTAGE converted to sell DOG-TAGS is a souvenier SHOP.
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捕
|
catch; capture;
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A game played by bored soldiers involves using only one FINGER to throw and CATCH a DOG-TAG.
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歩
|
walk; counter for steps;
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STOP your busy life for a FEW seconds and go out and take a refreshing WALK.
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補
|
supplement; supply; make good; offset; compensate; assistant; learner;
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A new CLOAK and an extra set of DOG TAGS provide a welcome SUPPLEMENT to a soldier's normal monthly allotment.
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募
|
recruit; campaign; gather (contributions); enlist; grow violent;
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Potentially toward a GRAVEYARD, CIRCUS STRONGMEN forcefully RECRUIT unwilling RECRUITS.
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墓
|
grave; tomb;
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In a GRAVEYARD, fresh soil, covers a GRAVE.
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慕
|
pining; yearn for; love dearly; adore;
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Found in a GRAVEYARD is a VALENTINE left by a grieving ex-lover PINING for the one who has passed on.
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暮
|
livelihood; make a living; spend time;
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We can distract ourselves from the fate which awaits us all, I.e. the GRAVEYARD, by filling our DAYS with activities through which we earn our LIVELIHOOD.
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母
|
mama; mother;
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This kanji contains the outline of the kanji for woman with two dots emphasizing the maternal nature of MAMA.
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簿
|
register; record book;
|
BAMBOO sticks are used to spray WATER on an ACUPUNCTURE SPECIALIST because he is not a REGISTERED participant at a medical convention.
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倣
|
emulate; imitate;
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Poor kids look up to a sports hero as a PERSON who has been SET FREE from life of poverty, and therefore is to be EMULATED.
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俸
|
stipend; salary;
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A PERSON, in OBSERVANCE of good work, recieves a STIPEND.
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包
|
wrap; pack up; cover; conceal;
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A SNAKE which BINDS UP its victims by WRAPPING them up is a boa constrictor.
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報
|
report; news; reward; retribution;
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Male viewers are HAPPY to see a television anchor making her REPORT-- while wearing a BIKINI!!
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奉
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observance; offer; present; dedicate;
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A BONSAI tree is placed atop every PHONE POLE in america in OBSERVANCE of the need for strong communication between the u.s. and japan.
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宝
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treasure; wealth; valuables;
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All the JEWELS in the national treasury are HOUSED in an enormous TREASRUE chest.
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峰
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summit; peak;
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The BUSHES on a MOUNTAIN'S SUMMIT are reached- by climbers wearing STILTS.
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崩
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crumble; die; demolish; level;
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A huge MOUNTAIN placed on two replicas of the MOON is too heavy, so they start to CRUMBLE.
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抱
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embrace; hug; hold in arms;
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FINGERS like a SNAKE WRAP around you in a deadly EMBRACE.
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放
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set free; release; fire; shoot; emit; banish; liberate;
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A COMPASS held by a TASKMASTER is used to find a slave accidentally SET FREE.
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方
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direction; person; alternative;
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A TOP HAT is BOUND UP to a stick and used to find the DIRECTION of the wind.
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朋
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companion; friend;
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Two COMPANION MOONS shine over an alien planet.
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法
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method; law; rule; principle; model; system;
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WATER get's GONE by a natural METHOD known as evaporation.
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泡
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bubbles; foam; suds; froth;
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WATER which is WRAPPED is a BUBBLE.
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砲
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cannon; gun;
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A ROCK cannonball is "WRAPPED" by the nozzle of a CANNON as it is loaded.
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縫
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sew; stitch; embroider;
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THREAD and STILT like needles are used to SEW BUSHES next to a barren ROAD.
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胞
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placenta; sac; sheath;
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The PART OF THE BODY which is WRAPPED is said to be PLACENTA.
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芳
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perfume; balmy; flavorable; fragrant;
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A FLOWER which has a COMPASS on top smells like PERFUME.
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褒
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praise; extol;
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A PERSON wearing a TOPHAT and SCARF climbs a mile-high FLAGPOLE, causing the MOUTHS of the onlookers to open and utter great PRAISE.
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訪
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call on; visit; look up; offer sympathy;
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With hastily scribbled WORDS and a COMPASS, a young diplomat sets out to CALL ON an important dignitary.
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豊
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bountiful; excellent; rich;
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TABLE is covered with food and plenty that is BENDing under the weight of a BOUNTIFUL harvest.
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邦
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home country; country; Japan;
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The banished "man without a COUNTRY" hides behind some BUSHES, then darts through CITY WALLS back into his HOME COUNTRY.
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飽
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sated; tired of; bored; satiate;
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FOOD WRAPPED up and taken home is that which is left over after your appetite has been SATED.
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乏
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destitution; scarce; limited;
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A "DROP" of BUILDING BLOCKS defines an area of DESTITUTION in a run-down area of the city.
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亡
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deceased; the late; dying; perish;
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A TOPHAT and a HOOK combine to create an image for DECEASED.
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傍
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bystander; side; besides; while; nearby; 3rd person;
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A normal PERSON STANDING on a street corner, wearing a fake CROWN from a popular restaurant, consults a COMPASS to see which way to go- and is struck and killed by a runaway car- truly an innocent BYSTANDER.
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剖
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divide;
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SABRE is used to DIVIDE in this kanji. Add to this the MUZZLE placed on a poor student who must wear it until he figures out how to do long DIVISION.
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坊
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boy; priests residence; priest;
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Covered with SOIL after exploring all day in the woods with his new COMPASS, is a little BOY.
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妨
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disturb; prevent; hamper; obstruct;
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A WOMAN at whom all the COMPASSES in the world for some reason point at hangs out a "do not DISTURB" sign.
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帽
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cap; headgear;
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A TOWEL used to protect EYES from SUN is a CAP.
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忘
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forget;
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A forlorn lover PERISHES from a HEART attack when he concludes that "she loves me not" after picking the petals off a "FORGET-me not".
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忙
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busy; occupied; restless;
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A MOOD RING PERISHES from a lack of attention du to the fact that its wearer is too BUSY to pay attention to it.
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房
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tassel; tuft; fringe; bunch; lock (hair); segment (orange); house; room;
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With the DOOR to opportunity now open, and having a DIRECTION in life, is a college graduate with a gold TASSEL hanging from his cap.
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暴
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outburst; rave; fret; force; violence; cruelty; outrage;
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SUNS quashed TOGETHER resemble scattered RICE-GRAINS as they make a nova-like OUTBURST.
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望
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ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect;
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PERISHING FLESH is the usual result of a warlike KING'S AMBITIONS.
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某
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so-and-so; one; a certain; that person;
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Your PICNIC BASKET is tossed up into a TREE, so you want to catch the SO & SO who did it.
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棒
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rod; stick; cane; pole; club; line;
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A BONSAI tree attached to a TELEPHONE POLE becomes straight as a ROD.
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冒
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risk; face; defy; dare; damage; assume (a name);
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With the SUN in your EYES, you RISK not catching the fly ball and a subsequent conking on the head
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紡
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spinning;
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A THREAD is wound around the stem of a COMPASS, and then suddenly pulled, causing it to start SPINNING wildly about.
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肪
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obese; fat;
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Pointing to the nearest store where MEAT is sold is a specially made COMPASS, which is carried by someone who is grossly OBESE.
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膨
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swell; get fat; thick;
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A PART OF THE BODY with a DRUM-like SHAPE SWELLS in this freudian kanji.
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謀
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conspire; cheat; impose on; plan; devise; scheme; have in mind; deceive;
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WORDS are passed in a PICNIC BASKET hanging from a TREE as part of an ongoing CONSPIRACY.
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貿
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trade; exchange;
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A RANSOM NOTE demands SHELL-CURRENCY in a TRADE for the victim.
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防
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ward off; defend; protect; resist;
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A huge COMPASS is mounted on the ACROPOLIS to determine the direction of an enemy in the hopes of WARDING it OFF.
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北
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north;
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Two people sitting on the ground back to back huddle against the NORTH wind.
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僕
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me; I (male);
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The PERSON of this kanji, the HUSBAND wearing the odd headdres of UPSIDE DOWN IN A ROW, is ME!!
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墨
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black ink; India ink; ink stick; Mexico;
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BLACK SOIL is poured into a fountain pen, and comes out of the other end as BLACK INK.
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撲
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slap; strike; hit; beat; tell; speak;
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Added to that is the odd-looking headstress of IN A ROW UPSIDE DOWN on a HUSBAND as he threatens to SLAP his opponent with open FINGERS.
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朴
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crude; simple; plain; docile;
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To use a TREE as a MAGIC-WAND is thought to be rather CRUDE behavior.
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牧
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breed; care for; shepherd; feed; pasture;
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A COW is made by a TASKMASTER to BREED.
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睦
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intimate; friendly; harmonious;
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Lovingly EYEing one another as they tour the TAJ MAJAL on a honeymoon is an INTIMATE couple.
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没
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drown; sink; hide; fall into; disappear; die;
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WATER MISSILES are used as weapons to DROWN the enemy.
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堀
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ditch; moat; canal;
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SOIL removed by a YIELD sign doubling as a kind of shovel leaves a DITCH.
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奔
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bustle; run;
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A ST. BERNARD'S DOG coming out from playing in a HAYSTACK, hustles and BUSTLES to meet his master.
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本
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book; present; main; true; real; counter for long things;
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A "cross-cut" from a TREE beocomes a BOOK.
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翻
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flip; turn over; wave; flutter; change (mind);
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DICE have FEATHERS attached to them to make them FLIP more randomly.
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凡
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mediocre;
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A storm that is just a puff of WIND and a DROP of rain is a MEDIOCRE effort at best.
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盆
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basin; lantern festival; tray;
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PARTS of incredibly old and broken DISHES are found out the bottom of the pacific BASIN.
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摩
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chafe; rub; polish; grind; scrape;
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A HEMP rope running through a HAND, CHAFES it raw.
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磨
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grind; polish; scour; improve; brush (teeth);
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HEMP, on a ROCK, is GROUND into a smooth blend.
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魔
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witch; demon; evil spirit;
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HEMP is smoked by a friendly GHOST together with a wicked WITCH as they discuss the difficulties of being supernatural.
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麻
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hemp; flax;
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Hidden away inside a CAVE out of the view of pre-historic law-enforcement authorities, a GROVE of "HEMP" is grown.
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埋
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bury; be filled up; embedded;
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Once SOIL gets into a COMPUTER, it's useless sho you might as well BURY it.
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妹
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younger sister;
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A WOMAN who is NOT YET mature is a YOUNGER SISTER.
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枚
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sheet of...; counter for flat thin objects or sheets;
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A TREE is used by a resouceful TASKMASTER as a SHEET OF paper.
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毎
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every;
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EVERY PERSON has a MOTHER.
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幕
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curtain; bunting; act of play;
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GRAVEYARD combines with TOWEL to create an image of the final CURTAIN.
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膜
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membrane;
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The MOON shining into a GRAVEYARD shines through the MEMBRANE of your skin, showing that perhaps you are turning into a ghost.
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又
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or again; furthermore; on the other hand;
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Pictograph. Primitive= Crotch.
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抹
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rub; paint; erase;
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FINGERS and EXTREMITY combine to create a picture of someone RUBBING his fingers and toes (I.e. EXTREMITIES) to warm them up.
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末
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end; close; tip; powder; posterity;
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A TREE with a LONG HORIZONTAL LINE at the top has grown to its EXTREMITY.
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繭
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cocoon;
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THREAD is woven to form its HOOD, with the vertical CANE separating its phases as the INSECT FLOWERS into a butterfly.
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万
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ten thousand;
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If your billfold is down to only ONE BOUND UP TEN THOUSAND yen note, it's time to go to the bank and get some more.
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慢
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ridicule; laziness;
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A guy wearing a MOOD RING trying to play a UKELELE at a gong show looks totally RIDICULOUS.
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満
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full; enough; pride; satisfy;
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BOTH WATER and FLOWERS are used to FILL up a gas tank.
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味
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flavor; taste;
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The MOUTH is NOT YET ready to stop tasting that delicioius FLAVOR.
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未
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un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac; sign of the ram;
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A TREE with a SHORT LINE at the top indicates that it is NOT YET ready to be harvested.
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魅
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fascination; charm; bewitch;
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In a sci-fi tv show, the GHOST-like appearance of the beings as they are re-materialized within the ship, but NOT YET fully formed, are a source of constant FASCINATION to the first mate.
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巳
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sign of the snake or serpent; 9-11AM; sixth sign of Chinese zodiac;
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The "SELF" SNAKE with an extra line for the SIGN.
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岬
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headland; cape; spit; promontory;
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A suit of ARMOR is placed at the HEADLAND of a MOUNTAIN.
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密
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secrecy; density (pop); minuteness; carefulness;
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A HOUSE set high up in the MOUNTAINS is INVARIABLY shrouded in SECRECY.
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脈
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vein; pulse; hope;
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MEAT is DRAGGED by tiny PERSONS in RAGS-- through the VEINS!!
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妙
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exquisite; strange; queer; mystery; miracle; excellent; delicate; charming;
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A love-struck poet exclaims "Among WOMEN are FEW so EXQUISITE as you"
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民
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people; nation; subjects;
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The MOUTH of many asking for the right to a FAMILY NAME resulted in the same FAMILY NAME being awarded to the common people.
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眠
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sleep; die; sleepy;
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The EYES of PEOPLE will sooner or later close in SLEEP.
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務
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task; duties;
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This could be considered TASKMASTER in his full form, wielding a HALBERD, with great MUSCLES abounding, urging his charges to complete their given TASK.
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夢
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dream; vision; illusion;
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FLOWERS fall about your EYES and you receive a CROWN In a coronation, all during the EVENING as you DREAM.
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無
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nothingness; none; aint; nothing; nil; not;
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RECLINE blissfully in an OAKEN TUB heated by an ever so light CAMPFIRE, and fade happily into NOTHINGNESS.
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矛
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halberd; arms; festival float;
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Built from the tennis racket of BEFOREHAND, a flowing ribbon is added to change it into a sporty HALBERD.
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霧
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fog; mist;
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WEATHER which makes it a TASK to see clearly is FOG.
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婿
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bridegroom; son-in-law;
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Next to the WOMAN he is to wed in a ZOO, because that's where they met exactly one MONTH ago, stands surpised BRIDEGROOM.
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娘
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daughter; girl;
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From a parent's perspective, a WOMAN with a HALO is a DAUGHTER.
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名
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name; noted; distinguished; reputation;
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Late in the EVENING a soldier identifies himself by using his MOUTH to call out his NAME.
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命
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fate; command; decree; destiny; life; appoint;
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明
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bright; light;
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The SUN and MOON together make for a BRIGHT day.
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盟
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alliance; oath;
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Eating from BRIGHT DISHES are the leaders of a newly formed ALLIANCE.
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迷
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astray; be perplexed; in doubt; lost; err; illusion;
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"Gone ASTRAY on the ROADS of the USA".
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銘
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inscription; signature (of artisan);
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METAL with a NAME carved into it, is an INSCRIPTION.
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鳴
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chirp; cry; bark; sound; ring; echo; honk;
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The MOUTH of a BIRD issues a CHIRP.
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滅
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destroy; ruin; overthrow; perish;
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WATER and FIRE combine in an unstoppable MARCH which DESTROYS anything in its path.
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免
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excuse; dismissal;
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While being BOUND UP under the hot SUN by his HUMAN LEGS for offending some sultan in the desert, a comedian (while looking down at a quizzical rabbit), says "well EXCUUUSE ME!!"
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綿
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cotton;
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WHITE TOWELS are ripped down to THREAD for their COTTON.
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面
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mask; face; features; surface;
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The ONE and NOSE are borrowed from HEAD. Add a large, distorted MOUTH, and you have the character which represents a halloween MASK.
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模
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imitation; copy; mock;
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A famous impressionist is buried next to a TREE in a GRAVEYARD, and it soon becomes a tradition for aspiring comedians to stand under the tree and practice their IMITATIONS.
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茂
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overgrown; grow thick; be luxuriant;
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FLOWERS are snatched up by a PARADE of fed-up gardeners, because they have OVERGROWN the whole town.
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妄
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delusion; unnecessarily; without authority; reckless;
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Wandering madly about an institute for the insane, having seen all of her loved ones PERISH, is a WOMAN who suffers from DELUSIONS that they may still be alive.
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毛
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fur; hair; feather; down;
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Reverse your hand and see FUR on the other side.
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猛
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fierce; rave; rush; become furious; wildness; strength;
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WILD DOGS about to eat a CHILD from a DISH are FIERCE.
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盲
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blind; blind man; ignoramus;
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The EYE which has PERISHED is BLIND.
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網
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netting; network;
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The THREAD of a FISHERMAN'S NET completes this kanji for NETTING.
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耗
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decrease;
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If you rub a CHRISTMAS TREE against a FUR COAT, the value of FUR COAT will DECREASE.
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木
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tree; wood;
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黙
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silence; become silent; stop speaking; leave as is;
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A pitch-BLACK CHIHUAHUA barks wildly as you pass by, until you suddenly command "SILENCE!!"
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目
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eye; class; look; insight; experience; care; favor;
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When turned sideways, the box in the middle could be seen as forming the pupil of an EYE
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戻
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re-; return; revert; resume; restore; go backwards;
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A DOOR which is very large allows a ST. BERNARD'S DOG to RETURN home.
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問
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question; ask; problem;
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A MOUTH at the GATES asks the QUESTION- "can I come in?"
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紋
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family crest; figures;
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THREAD letters are sewn onto a KILT, representing a FAMILY CREST.
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門
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gates;
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Pictograph of two swinging GATES.
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匁
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monme (UNIT OF WEIGHT); 3.75 grams; (kokuji);
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When your ARMS are BOUND up you find it impossible to gather a MONME of cocaine.
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夜
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night; evening;
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A PERSON wearing a TOPHAT walks on STILTS and has his way lighted by a DROP of moonshine as he proceeds throughout the NIGHT.
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野
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plains; field; rustic; civilian life;
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Batting around old COMPUTERS with TENNIS RACKETS could be the way they play tennis on the PLAINS.
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矢
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dart; arrow;
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This is sometimes considered an arrow, so we can say that a DROP of an arrow is a DART.
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厄
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unlucky; misfortune; bad luck; disaster;
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On a CLIFF are found the FINGERPRINTS of the UNLUCKY person who slipped off the edge.
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役
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duty; war; campaign; drafted labor; office; service; role;
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A LINE of MISSILES stands upright, ready to do their fearsome DUTY.
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約
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promise; approximately; shrink;
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Someone ties a THREAD to the handle of a LADLE to remind themselves of a PROMISE they had made.
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薬
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medicine; chemical; enamel; gunpowder; benefit;
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FLOWERS and MUSIC are the best MEDICINE.
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訳
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translate; reason; circumstance; case;
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WORDS are TRANSLATED into music by a SHAKU-HACHI flute.
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躍
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leap; dance; skip;
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A PEACOCK uses his (wooden) LEGS to LEAP around in a bid for attention.
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柳
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willow;
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TREE fittingly appears in the WILLOW. Combine this with EGGS as they splash against WILLOW TREE, (which explains the missing DROPS of the yolks).
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愉
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pleasure; happy; rejoice;
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In a wry commentary, this kanji posits that the STATE OF MIND of attendants of a MEETING OF BUTCHERS happily discussing their trade is PLEASURE.
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油
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oil; fat;
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WATER-like liquid SHOOTING from the gound is OIL.
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癒
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healing; cure; quench (thirst); wreak;
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The SICKNESS at a BUTCHER'S MEETING is usually a HEART attack, but by eating less red stuff, the HEALING process begins.
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諭
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rebuke; admonish; charge; warn; persuade;
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While trying to take over the MICROPHONE, a drunk at the MEETING OF BUTCHERS is sharply REBUKED by his colleagues.
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輸
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transport; send; be inferior;
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When going to a BUTCHER'S MEETING, a CAR is the favored means of TRANSPORT.
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唯
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solely; only; merely; simply;
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The MOUTH on a TURKEY represents the world's only TURKEY SOLOIST ever, signing at carnegie hall.
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佑
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help; assist;
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優
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tenderness; excel; surpass; actor; superiority; gentleness;
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All a PERSON who is MELANCHOLY needs is a little bit of TENDERNESS.
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勇
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courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism;
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With only a CHOP-SEAL for a weapon, a MALE whacks away at his enemies, displaying great COURAGE.
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友
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friend;
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Standing BY YOUR SIDE, and protecting not only your back, but even your CROTCH, is a true FRIEND.
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幽
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seclude; confine to a room;
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Two COCOONS flee to the MOUNTAINS to finally get some SECLUSION- even from one another- as can be seen from the kanji.
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悠
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permanence; distant; long time; leisure;
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Some unfortunate PERSON is beaten with a CANE by a TASKMASTER, thus making a PERMANENT impression on his HEART.
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憂
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melancholy; grieve; lament; be anxious; sad; unhappy;
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Drawing upon religious imagery, here a HEAD, a CROWN of thorns, and a heavy HEART and WALKING LEGS create a MELANCHOLY image.
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有
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possess; have; exist; happen; occur; approx;
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Dangling by ONE'S SIDE is a packet of MOON dust, a proud POSSESSION for all to see.
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猶
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furthermore; still; yet;
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Keeping WILD DOGS at bay with a spellbinding speech is a PREACHER who keeps saying "and FURTHERMORE" every time they look as if they are about to attack.
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由
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wherefore; a reason;
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Romeo wonders "WHEREFORE art thou" and is tossed a SPROUT from the balcony by juliet.
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裕
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abundant; rich; fertile;
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A CLOAK large enough to cover a VALLEY is ABUNDANT in material.
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誘
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entice; lead; tempt; invite; ask; call for; seduce; allure;
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WORDS which EXCEL, ENTICE you to do something, probably against your better judgement.
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遊
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play;
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CHILDREN under a BANNER on a ROAD, happily PLAY.
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郵
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mail; stagecoach stop;
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Starting to DROOP dangerously are the CITY WALLS on top of which has been stacked all the excess MAIL during a postal strike.
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雄
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masculine; male; hero; leader; superiority; excellence;
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BY HIS SIDE, under his ELBOW, carrying a TURKEY is a MASCULINE hunter carrying his catch.
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融
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dissolve; melt;
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In a TEST-TUBE an INSECT DISSOLVES in a bizarre experiment.
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夕
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evening;
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Pictograph- simplified version of MOON, and the katakana for "ta".
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予
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beforehand; previous; myself; I;
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A CHOP-SEAL is attached to a HOOKED -NAIL to form a primitive TENNIS RACKET-- which gives you a good "BE-FOREHAND".
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余
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too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder;
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An UMBRELLA tries to cover a load of SMALL POTATOESbut the task proves to be TOO MUCH.
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与
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bestow; participate in; give; award; impart; provide; cause; gift; godsend;
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David, who shot down goliath with ONE shot from his SLINGSHOT, has fame and glory BESTOWED upon him.
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誉
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reputation; praise; honor; glory;
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A wise old OWL knows that WORDS are the best TOOL for protecting and destroying a REPUTATION.
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預
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deposit; custody; leave with; entrust to;
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A TENNIS RACKET is used by a teller to whack someone on the HEAD for trying to make a DEPOSIT without properly filling out the DEPOSIT slip.
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幼
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infancy; childhood;
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A COCOON is cradled by a CIRCUS STRONGMAN from its INFANCY.
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容
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contain; form; looks;
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HOUSES are transported to a VALLEY by being carried in a massive, bucket like CONTAINER.
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庸
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commonplace; ordinary; employment;
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A pre-historic CAVE is uncovered; but the tools found therein, a RAKE and a SCREWDRIVER, are so COMMONPLACE that the site is no longer considered a find, just a COMMONPLACE CAVE.
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揚
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hoist; fry in deep fat;
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FINGERS are needed in order to HOIST something. FINGERS of many workers guide a huge PIGGY BANK as it is being HOISTED into the air (as a promotion for a bank no doubt; which would like to have "piggy" fingers in your pocket to hoist your money).
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揺
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swing; shake; sway; rock; tremble; vibrate;
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In a circus stunt, a trapeze artist hangs by her FINGERS to a SWING attached to a CONDOR.
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曜
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weekday;
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Every DAY we see the PEACOCK of a famous network while viewing its WEEKDAY schedule (or so the executives would like to have it).
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様
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Esq.; way; manner; situation; polite suffix;
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A TREE under which SHEEP graze, eating not grass, but for some reason GRAINS OF RICE, represents the holdings of a great "ESQ"
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洋
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ocean; western style;
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Abundant SHEEP are found in the WATER of the OCEAN.
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溶
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melt; dissolve; thaw;
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We see that WATER in a CONTAINER is snow which has MELTED.
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用
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utilize; business; service; use; employ;
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A WALKING STICK, to point out the MOON, is UTILIZED with great effect.
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窯
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kiln; oven; furnace;
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A HOLE in which a SHEEP turns over a CAMP-FIRE is a KILN.
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羊
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sheep;
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Pictograph of the HORNS and four legs of a SHEEP.
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葉
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leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece;
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Here we see a pretty picture of FLOWERING LEAVES on a TREE.
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要
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need; main point; essence; pivot; key to;
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After the OLD WEST settlers achieved basic survival mode, WOMEN soon became the dominant NEED.
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謡
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noh chanting;
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In front of a MICROPHONE wearing the mask of a CONDOR stands an actor NOH-CHANTING.
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踊
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jump; dance; leap; skip;
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A WOODEN LEG is hit with a HAMMER causing the victim to JUMP.
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陽
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sunshine; yang principle; positive; male; heaven; daytime;
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We see that on top of the ACROPOLIS, a PIGGY-BANK is placed to gather SUNSHINE.
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養
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foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture;
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A kindly SHEEP provides FOOD to FOSTER a child.
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抑
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repress; well; now; in the first place; push; shove; press; seal; do in spite of;
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A frustrated psychiatric patient uses his FINGER to push on a BOX of STAMPS, but nothing comes out, so he RE-PRESSES it.
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欲
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longing; covetousness; greed; passion; desire; craving;
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Those stuck in the VALLEY LACK excitement, and LONG to be elsewhere.
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浴
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bathe; be favored with; bask in;
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In the WATER of the VALLEY, beautiful maidens BATHE.
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翌
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the following; next;
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Two FEATHERS are shown, one FOLLOWING the other, directly into a VASE.
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翼
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wing; plane; flank;
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In this full kanji for WING, we find that using WINGS to be able to fly was considered to be an UNCOMMON feat (at least for man).
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裸
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naked; nude; uncovered; partially clothed;
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Remove a CLOAK and discover the seet forbidden FRUIT of a NAKED body.
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来
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come; due; next; cause; become;
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ONE free bag of RICE COMES with each purchase.
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頼
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trust; request;
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A BUNDLE carried on the HEAD implies a certain TRUST in oneself not to drop it.
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雷
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thunder; lightening bolt;
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RAIN over a RICE-FIELD indicates THUNDER.
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絡
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entwine; coil around; get caught in;
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EACH THREAD ENTWINES another.
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落
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fall; drop; come down;
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From EACH FLOWER, WATER FALLS.
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酪
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dairy products; whey; broth; fruit juice;
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Frustrated drunk finds that EACH WHISKEY BOTTLE contains a DAIRY PRODUCT- milk!!!
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乱
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riot; war; disorder; disturb;
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Sticking their TOUNGES out at police, only to be brought under control by police wielding FISHGOKS, are rampaging RIOTERS.
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卵
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egg; ovum; spawn; roe;
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You get a STAMPED RECEIPT, with the two DROPS representing the yokes after pyaing for an EGG breakfast.
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嵐
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storm; tempest;
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MOUNTAIN WINDS make a STORM.
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欄
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column; handrail; blank; space;
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GATES on the exposed EASTERN side from which the mongol hordes are coming are battered open by a makeshift COLUMN made from a TREE.
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濫
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excessive; overflow; spread out;
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WATER must be carefully OVERSEEN lest it OVERFLOW.
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覧
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perusal; see;
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Bored HAREM girls SEE the world by PERUSING magazines.
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利
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profit; advantage; benefit;
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WHEAT is cut up with a SABRE in a splitting of the PROFITS.
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吏
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officer; an official;
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ONE who makes HISTORY is a great OFFICER.
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履
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footgear; shoes; boots; put on (the feet;
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A FLAG is RESTORED to its proper position after being used disrespectfully as FOOTGEAR.
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李
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plum;
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A TREE pops out of EVERY PLUM you try to eat.
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梨
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pear tree;
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The most PROFITABLE TREE is the PEAR TREE.
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理
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logic; arrangement; reason; justice; truth;
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That which makes a KING out of the COMPUTER is its LOGIC.
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痢
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diarrhea;
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A SICKNESS you can PROFIT from because it cleans out your system is DIARRHEA.
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裏
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back; amidst; in; reverse; inside; palm; sole; rear; lining; wrong side;
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A COMPUTER wearing a TOPHAT and SCARF is an android, as you can see if you open him from the BACK.
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里
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ri; village; parents home; league;
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The GROUND covered by a RICE-FIELD is one RI (about 4 KM).
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離
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detach; separation; disjoin; digress;
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A TOP-HATTED VILLIAN sticks his ELBOWS into a BELT and uses the leverage thus gained to pry out the latch between two train cars full of TURKEYS, thus DETACHING them, and makes off with the trainload.
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陸
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land; six;
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The ACROPOLIS and the TAJ MAJAL as seen from the sea are the first indications that you are nearing a vacation LAND.
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律
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rhythm; law; regulation; gauge; control;
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A COLUMN with a BRUSH on the end describes the drumstick used by a jazz drummer as he taps out a smooth RHYTHM.
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率
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ratio; rate; proportion; %; coefficient; factor;
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A MYSTERIOUS secret transistor radio is powered by a SPARKLER and helps bring victory to an army which was outnumbered by a TEN to one RATIO.
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立
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stand up;
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Pictograph of a vase STANDING UP.
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略
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abbreviation; omission; outline; shorten; capture; plunder;
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A farmer has so many RICE-FIELDS that he names EACH with an ABBREVIATION.
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流
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current; a sink; flow; forfeit;
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The BABY MOSES floats downstream in the WATER of a CURRENT
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留
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detain; fasten; halt; stop;
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A RANSOM NOTE found in a RICE FIELD grimly informs the police that a kidnap victim has been DETAINED.
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硫
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sulphur;
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Stranded on a ROCK, an inventive BABY MOSES lights off a SULPHUR flare to summon rescuers.
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粒
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grains; drop; counter for tiny particles;
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RICE painted on a VASE shows that GRAIN is contained inside.
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隆
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hump; high; noble; prosperity;
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You need STILTS to get onto a camel's HUMP for the ride of your LIFE- to the top of the ACROPOLIS.
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竜
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dragon; imperial;
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A long EEL decorated with colorful VASES attached creates a picture of a chinese-new year's DRAGON.
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慮
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prudence; thought; concern; consider; deliberate; fear;
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A TIGER snacks on the BRAIN and HEART of a poor animal- his success due to having chosen his quarry with great PRUDENCE.
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旅
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trip; travel;
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A BANNER floats over PERSONS dressed in RAGS, a rag-tag army making a TRIP to the front.
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虜
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captive; barbarian; low epithet for the enemy;
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A TIGER who is a MALE is taken CAPTIVE because he is purportedly more dangerous than the female.
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了
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complete; finish;
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This kanji resembles a question mark which shows that our knowledge of a given subject is never really COMPLETE.
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僚
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colleague; official; companion;
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The PERSON you share a PUP TENT with is hopefully a good COLLEAGUE.
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両
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both; old Japanese coin; counter for vehicles; two;
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A SPIKE on one side of his BELT, and a SHOVEL (on the other side) are BOTH carried by a well prepared workman.
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寮
|
dormitory; hostel; villa; tea pavillion;
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HOUSING made from PUP TENTS were the earliest DORMITORY rooms.
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料
|
fee; materials;
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In a country where the currency is RICE, a MEASURING CUP is used to pay the FEE at a toll booth.
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涼
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refreshing; nice and cool;
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WATER is tossed onto the CAPITAL building to REFRESH the moribund ideas of the politicians inside.
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猟
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game-hunting; shooting; game; bag;
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Chasing WILD DOGS with only his pet OWL and a SCREWDRIVER as weapons is a minimalist big GAME-HUNTER.
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療
|
heal; cure;
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If you're SICK of modern life, spend a few days in the beauty of nature in your PUP TENT, and you're suddenly HEALED of your malaise.
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糧
|
provisions; food; bread;
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RICE in QUANTITY comprises the PROVISIONS for an excursion.
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良
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good; pleasing; skilled;
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A DROP of SILVER makes a GOOD halo.
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量
|
quantity; measure; weight; amount; consider; estimate; surmise;
|
Churning throughout the dark hours until NIGHTBREAK, a COMPUTER churns out an enormous QUANTITY of printout.
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陵
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mausoleum; imperial tomb;
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At the ACROPOLIS, at one point in history it became fashionable to smoke OPIUM, which due to its long-term effects led to the construction of a MAUSOLEUM nearby.
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領
|
jurisdiction; dominion; territory; fief; reign;
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In a future world, a weird, unattached HEAD issues ORDERS which must be followed by those under its JURISDICTION.
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力
|
power; strong; strain; bear up; exert;
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Pictograph of a muscle.
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緑
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green;
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What color are the THREADS of a GUITAR? THREADS of a GUITAR are strings dyed GREEN, and the group sings a rock version of "GREENSLEEVES".
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倫
|
ethics; companion;
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A distinguished PERSON is assigned to take charge of a COMMITTEE on ETHICS.
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厘
|
rin; 1/10sen; 1/10bu;
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The value of that whizzy new COMPUTER you just bought has predictably fallen after you have thrown if off of a CLIFF from frustration… leaving it with a value of one RIN.
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林
|
grove; forest;
|
Two TREES make a GROVE.
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臨
|
look to; face; meet; confront; attend; call on;
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SLAVES RECLINING among other captured GOODS, LOOK TO their captors to see what their fate is.
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輪
|
wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers;
|
At a CAR COMMITTEE, the future of the WHEEL is charted.
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隣
|
neighboring;
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From high up on a PINNACLE you can see, growing RICE and wearing SUNGLASSES, your new NEIGHBORS.
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塁
|
bases; fort; rampart; walls; base(ball);
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A baseball FIELD lacks night lights, so SPARKLERS are stuck in the GROUND to mark the location of the BASES.
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涙
|
tears; sympathy;
|
WATER plus the RE-turn of a loved one combine for the shedding of joyful TEARS.
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累
|
accumulate; involvement; trouble; tie up; continually;
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In a RICE-FIELD, not snow or rain, but THREAD, which over the years falls from the clothes of the peasants as they work the field is what ACCUMULATES. Notice how the fallen thread lays at the bottom in this kanji.
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類
|
sort; kind; variety; class; genus;
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A bowl of RICE is put on various ST.BERNARD'S DOGS HEADS in an effort to SORT out the ones with the best balance.
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令
|
orders; ancient laws; command; decree;
|
After a MEETING, the documents are CHOP-SEALed and ORDERS are issued.
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例
|
example; custom; usage; precedent;
|
Many PERSONS correctly lined up single FILE serve as an EXAMPLE for other students.
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冷
|
cool; cold (beer person); chill;
|
ICE is ORDERED to COOL a bottle of champagne.
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励
|
encourage; be diligent; inspire;
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On top of a CLIFF, TEN THOUSAND CIRCUS STRONGMEN cheer to ENCOURAGE their favored representitives who battle below.
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礼
|
salute; bow; ceremony; thanks; remuneration;
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An ALTAR has an invisible HOOK which causes passing soldiers to automatically stop and snap off a SALUTE.
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鈴
|
small bell; buzzer;
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GOLD-colored and ringing an ORDER for room service is issued by a SMALL BELL.
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隷
|
slave; servant; prisoner; criminal; follower;
|
After a high-class SAMURAI wedding, using a RAKE to clean up RICE-GRAINS scattared about the ALTAR is a humble SLAVE.
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零
|
zero; spill; overflow; nothing; cipher;
|
If we could give ORDERS to the RAIN, the first would be for ZERO rain on the day of a picnic.
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霊
|
spirits; soul;
|
At a haunted castle, when it RAINS TWO days in a ROW, the SPIRITS of restless sould start to manifest themselves.
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麗
|
lovely; companion;
|
High up on the CEILING are TWO MEDIOCRE PAINTINGS OF DEER, but the dilettantes below rave on about how LOVELY they are.
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齢
|
age;
|
False TEETH are ORDERED by people beginning to show their AGE.
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暦
|
calendar; almanac;
|
In these days of deforestation, as seen high on a CLIFF, each tree that disappears from a GROVE marks another DAY on our CALENDAR.
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歴
|
curriculum; continuation; passage of time;
|
A GROVE OF TREES at at the top of a CLIFF has a STOP SIGN in front of it to prevent desparate students from leaping off of I once they see their CURRICULUM for the next semester.
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列
|
file; row; rank; tier; column;
|
BONES are lined up by someone using a SABRE, in single FILE.
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劣
|
inferiority; be inferior to; be worse;
|
In a giveaway, here we see that possessing FEW MUSCLES is seen to indicate INFERIORITY.
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烈
|
ardent; violent; vehement; furious; severe; extreme;
|
A FILE of CAMP FIRES burns ARDENTLY.
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裂
|
split; rend; tear;
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A FILE SPLITS a GARMENT.
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廉
|
bargain; reason; charge; suspicion; point; account; purity; honest; low price; cheap; rested; contented; peaceful;
|
In a store made from a CAVE, many voices are heard CONCURRENTLY as the shoppers negotiate for a big BARGAIN.
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恋
|
romance; in love; yearn for; miss; darling;
|
An APPLE-complexioned woman about to surrender her HEART is on a cover of a ROMANCE novel.
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練
|
practice; gloss; train; drill; polish; refine;
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THREAD combines with EAST to show how such skillfully made tapestries originated there- PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE.
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連
|
take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique;
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With a CAR on the ROAD you can TAKE ALONG your kids.
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錬
|
tempering; refine; drill; train; polish;
|
METAL from the EAST is highly TEMPERED.
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呂
|
spine; backbone;
|
Pictograph of two MOUTHS joined by a line
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炉
|
hearth; furnace; kiln; reactor;
|
A controlled FIRE burns behind the DOORS of a HEARTH.
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路
|
path; route; road; distance;
|
EACH (wooden) LEG increases the width of a PATH.
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露
|
dew; tears; expose; Russia;
|
Early hikers along a PATH encounter the morning DEW left over from the evening's RAIN.
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労
|
labor; thank for; reward for; toil; trouble;
|
The SCHOOLHOUSE which a CIRCUS STRONGMAN attends prepares him for hard LABOR.
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廊
|
corridor; hall; tower;
|
Into a CAVE ventures your only SON, but as you go in to chase him, you find yourself in a ong COORIDOR, similar to the experience of alice in wonderland.
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朗
|
melodious; clear; bright; serene; cheerful;
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A singer who seems to have a HALO due to the backdrop of the MOON sings a MELODIOUS song.
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楼
|
watchtower; lookout; high building;
|
RICE-carrying WOMEN are watched from a TREE, which makes it a de-facto WATCHTOWER.
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浪
|
wandering; waves; billows;
|
After being baptized in WATER, a HALO suddenly appears over the head of the WANDERING saint in the desert.
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漏
|
leak; escape; time;
|
Imagine a FLAG forced into duty as a makeshift roof, with RAIN pouring all over it, and you can see how the LEAK developed.
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老
|
old man; old age; grow old;
|
SITTING DOWN on the SOIL as his cane goes to a DIAGONAL position during the process, is an OLD MAN.
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郎
|
son; counter for sons;
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With a shining HALO gleaming over his head, entering the CITY WALLS of jerusalem to the cheering crowds is the SON of god.
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六
|
six;
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TOPHATTED creature with ANIMAL LEGS picks up SIX
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録
|
record;
|
A heavy METAL GUITAR is RECORDED and released as a hit RECORD.
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論
|
argument; discourse;
|
WORDS fly back and forth as members of a COMMITTEE make their ARGUMENTS.
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和
|
harmony; Japanese style; peace; soften; Japan;
|
A barbershop quartet finds keeping WHEAT in their MOUTH during a performance is the best way to keep in perfect HARMONY.
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話
|
tale; talk;
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WORDS from an inventive TOUNGE tell a tall TALE
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賄
|
bribe; board; supply; finance;
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If you have a lot of SHELL-CURRENCY in your POSSESSION, then you can BRIBE many people.
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惑
|
beguile; delusion; perplexity;
|
A COWBOY'S HEART is lost as he is BEGUILED by a beautiful woman.
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枠
|
frame; framework; spindle; spool; bounding-box; (kokuji);
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The WOOD which is 9 x 10 = 90 times more expensive than the picture itself is the FRAME.
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亘
|
span; request;
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The SUN rises up over the FLOOR of the ground to the CEILING of the sky, thus SPANNING the day.
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湾
|
gulf; bay; inlet;
|
APPLES bob up and down in the WATER, while a BOW describes the general shape of the shore-line of the GULF of mexico.
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腕
|
arm; ability; talent;
|
The PART OF THE BODY with which you write your ADDRESS is your ARM.
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葵
|
hollyhock;
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茜
|
madder; red dye; Turkey red;
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渥
|
kindness;
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絢
|
kimono design;
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綾
|
design; figured cloth; twill;
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鮎
|
freshwater trout; smelt;
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惟
|
consider; reflect; think;
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郁
|
cultural progress; perfume;
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磯
|
seashore; beach;
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云
|
say;
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瑛
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sparkle of jewelry; crystal;
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岡
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mount; hill; knoll;
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俺
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I; myself;
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嘉
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applaud; praise; esteem;
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霞
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be hazy; grow dim; blurred;
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馨
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fragrant; balmy; favourable;
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巌
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rock; crag; boulder;
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嬉
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glad; pleased; rejoice;
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毅
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strong;
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橘
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mandarin orange;
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亨
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undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch;
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匡
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correct; save; assist;
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喬
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high; boasting;
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尭
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high; far;
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欣
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take pleasure in; rejoice;
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欽
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respect; revere; long for;
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矩
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ruler; carpenters square;
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遇
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interview; treat; entertain; receive; deal with;
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慧
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wise;
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鍵
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key;
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弦
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bowstring; chord; hypotenuse;
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伍
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5; 5-man squad; file; line;
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宏
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wide; large;
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昂
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rise;
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晃
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clear;
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浩
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wide expanse; abundance; vigorous;
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紘
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large;
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降
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descend; precipitate; fall; surrender;
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頃
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time; about; toward;
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沙
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sand;
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哉
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how; what; alas; "?" (question mark);
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冴
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be clear; serene; cold; skilful;
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滋
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nourishing; more & more; be luxuriant; planting; turbidity;
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爾
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you; thou; second person;
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璽
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emperors seal;
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峻
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high; steep;
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駿
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a good horse; speed; a fast person;
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淳
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pure;
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庄
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level;
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丞
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help;
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穣
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good crops; prosperity; 10**28;
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尻
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buttocks; hips; butt; rear;
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晋
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advance;
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翠
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green;
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瑞
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congratulations;
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嵩
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be aggravated; grow worse; grow bulky; swell;
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雀
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sparrow;
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腺
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gland;
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惣
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all;
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聡
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wise; fast learner;
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揃
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be complete; uniform; all present;
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戴
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be crowned with; live under (a ruler); receive;
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鯛
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sea bream; red snapper;
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鷹
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hawk;
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琢
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polish;
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達
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accomplished; reach; arrive; attain;
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誰
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who; someone; somebody;
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暢
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stretch;
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悌
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serving our elders;
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禎
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happiness;
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逓
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relay; in turn; sending;
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惇
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sincere; kind; considerate;
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敦
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industry; kindliness;
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那
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what?;
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鍋
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pot; pan; kettle;
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乃
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from; possessive particle; whereupon; accordingly;
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巴
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comma-design;
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梅
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plum;
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萩
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bush clover;
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肇
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beginning;
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隼
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falcon;
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斐
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beautiful; patterned;
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緋
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scarlet; cardinal;
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彬
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refined; gentle;
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芙
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lotus; Mt Fuji;
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楓
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maple;
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蕗
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butterbur; bog rhubarb;
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碧
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blue; green;
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甫
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for the first time; not until;
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輔
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help;
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穂
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ear; ear (grain); head; crest (wave);
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萌
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show symptoms of; sprout; bud; malt;
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槙
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twig; ornamental evergreen;
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亦
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also; again;
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迄
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until; up to; as far as; to the extent;
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麿
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I; you; (kokuji);
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漫
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cartoon; involuntarily; in spite of oneself; corrupt;
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稔
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harvest; ripen;
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孟
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chief; beginning;
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也
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to be (classical);
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耶
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question mark;
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弥
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all the more; increasingly;
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靖
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peaceful;
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祐
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help;
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擁
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hug; embrace; possess; protect; lead;
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蓉
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lotus;
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遥
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far off; distant; long ago;
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羅
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gauze; thin silk; Rome;
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藍
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indigo;
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蘭
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orchid; Holland;
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璃
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glassy; lapis lazuli;
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亮
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clear; help;
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諒
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fact; reality; understand; appreciate;
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遼
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distant;
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瑠
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lapis lazuli;
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伶
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actor;
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嶺
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peak; summit;
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怜
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wise;
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玲
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sound of jewels;
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禄
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fief; allowance; pension; grant; happiness;
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侑
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urge to eat;
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洸
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sparkling water;
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洵
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alike; truth;
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瑶
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beautiful as a jewel;
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皓
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white; clear;
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眸
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pupil of the eye;
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籠
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basket; devote oneself; seclude oneself; cage; coop; implied;
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翔
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soar; fly;
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肛
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anus;
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脩
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dried meat;
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茉
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jasmine;
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莉
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jasmine;
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赳
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strong and brave;
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迪
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edify; way; path;
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頌
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eulogy;
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